Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2396 Climate Change en-us Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:19:52 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2396 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/sc_afp/environmentwaterclimatewarminghimalaya afp/20080821/environmentwaterclimatewarminghimalaya AFP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:19:52 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/sc_afp/environmentwaterclimatewarminghimalaya"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njb81.210808211738.photo00.photo.default-512x320.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=yet9RDloG5OCty_MddXWMQ--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="This undated handout picture shows a view of Lake Imja Tsho in a valley situated south of Everest in Nepal. Climate change poses a serious threat to essential water resources in the Himalayan region putting the livelihoods of 1.3 billion people at risk, experts said Thursday.(AFP/HO/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Climate change poses a serious threat to essential water resources in the Himalayan region putting the livelihoods of 1.3 billion people at risk, experts said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/sc_afp/environmentwaterclimatewarminghimalaya"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njb81.210808211738.photo00.photo.default-512x320.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=yet9RDloG5OCty_MddXWMQ--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="photo" title="This undated handout picture shows a view of Lake Imja Tsho in a valley situated south of Everest in Nepal. Climate change poses a serious threat to essential water resources in the Himalayan region putting the livelihoods of 1.3 billion people at risk, experts said Thursday.(AFP/HO/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/ts_afp/climatewarmingunafrica afp/20080821/climatewarmingunafrica AFP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:05:41 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/ts_afp/climatewarmingunafrica"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njb69.210808210249.photo00.photo.default-512x384.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=L7b_.BTozsyUBmLKhhf.gQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="A woman walks through floodwaters in a village in Ghana's Upper East Region in 2007. Time is running out in the fight against global warming, the UN's top climate change official warned as a new round of UN talks got started here Thursday.(AFP/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Time is running out in the fight against global warming, the UN's top climate change official warned as a new round of UN talks got started here Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/ts_afp/climatewarmingunafrica"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njb69.210808210249.photo00.photo.default-512x384.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=L7b_.BTozsyUBmLKhhf.gQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="A woman walks through floodwaters in a village in Ghana's Upper East Region in 2007. Time is running out in the fight against global warming, the UN's top climate change official warned as a new round of UN talks got started here Thursday.(AFP/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_re_af/climate_conference ap/20080821/climate_conference AP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:16:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_re_af/climate_conference"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.niw41.210808090948.photo02.photo.default-512x381.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=.z8ND8sbdxizhB1blPv2yg--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="A group of office workers prepare to burn ritual paper money outside their office in Taipei, August 11, as offerings to appease the spirits during the "Ghost Month" -- the seventh month on the lunar calendar which falls in August this year.(AFP/Patrick Lin)" border="0" /></a>AP - Africa already is suffering from "climate shocks," the president of Ghana told a 160-nation climate conference Thursday, joining a chorus of calls to speed up the pace of talks on a new agreement to rein in carbon emissions.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_re_af/climate_conference"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.niw41.210808090948.photo02.photo.default-512x381.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=.z8ND8sbdxizhB1blPv2yg--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="photo" title="A group of office workers prepare to burn ritual paper money outside their office in Taipei, August 11, as offerings to appease the spirits during the "Ghost Month" -- the seventh month on the lunar calendar which falls in August this year.(AFP/Patrick Lin)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080820/pl_nm/climate_usa_president_dc nm/20080820/climate_usa_president_dc Reuters Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:02:55 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080820/pl_nm/climate_usa_president_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_20t223036_450x302_us_climate_usa_president.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=yuXfHFpcmd6no5UjPOu0MA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="A tourist covers herself with an umbrella while taking cover from the rain as Tropical Storm Fay arrives in Orlando, Florida, August 19, 2008. (Scott Audette/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Eight scientific organizations urged the next U.S. president to help protect the country from climate change by pushing for increased funding for research and forecasting, saying about $2 trillion of U.S. economic output could be hurt by storms, floods and droughts.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080820/pl_nm/climate_usa_president_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_20t223036_450x302_us_climate_usa_president.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=yuXfHFpcmd6no5UjPOu0MA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="A tourist covers herself with an umbrella while taking cover from the rain as Tropical Storm Fay arrives in Orlando, Florida, August 19, 2008. (Scott Audette/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20080820/sc_space/marsicecloudseatupozone space/20080820/marsicecloudseatupozone SPACE.com Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:46:03 GMT SPACE.com - Clouds of water ice drifting above the Martian surface eat up some of the ozone in Mars' atmosphere, a new study suggests, giving scientists new clues about the chemical environment and climate of Earth's nearest neighbor. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080820/sc_afp/pacificforumdiplomacyclimate afp/20080820/pacificforumdiplomacyclimate AFP Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:04:25 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080820/sc_afp/pacificforumdiplomacyclimate"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080820/capt.cps.nis29.200808171633.photo00.photo.default-512x384.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=P5.UsqpENjZROIgU3VjyRg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (R) watches entertainment provided by local traditional dancers and singers at the opening of the Pacific Islands Forum summit in Niue, a tiny Pacific island state of 1,500 people on August 19, 2008. Rudd joined Pacific island nations Tuesday in a call for immediate help to cope with the impact of climate change in the region.(AFP/File/David Brooks)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd joined Pacific island nations Tuesday in a call for immediate help to cope with the impact of climate change in the region.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080820/sc_afp/pacificforumdiplomacyclimate"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080820/capt.cps.nis29.200808171633.photo00.photo.default-512x384.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=P5.UsqpENjZROIgU3VjyRg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (R) watches entertainment provided by local traditional dancers and singers at the opening of the Pacific Islands Forum summit in Niue, a tiny Pacific island state of 1,500 people on August 19, 2008. Rudd joined Pacific island nations Tuesday in a call for immediate help to cope with the impact of climate change in the region.(AFP/File/David Brooks)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080819/ts_afp/scienceclimatewarmingbiologyspeciesbirds afp/20080819/scienceclimatewarmingbiologyspeciesbirds AFP Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:05:22 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080819/ts_afp/scienceclimatewarmingbiologyspeciesbirds"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080819/capt.cps.nim68.200808010408.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=WGZFtPl7MvEyJUnPQ0RKwA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A bird flies over the sea after sunset. The habitats of wild bird species are shifting in response to global warming, but not fast enough to keep pace with rising temperatures, according to a study released Wednesday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Mcnew)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The habitats of wild bird species are shifting in response to global warming, but not fast enough to keep pace with rising temperatures, according to a study released Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080819/ts_afp/scienceclimatewarmingbiologyspeciesbirds"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080819/capt.cps.nim68.200808010408.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=WGZFtPl7MvEyJUnPQ0RKwA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A bird flies over the sea after sunset. The habitats of wild bird species are shifting in response to global warming, but not fast enough to keep pace with rising temperatures, according to a study released Wednesday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Mcnew)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080819/sc_afp/nzealandaustraliausclimatewarming afp/20080819/nzealandaustraliausclimatewarming AFP Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:52:09 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080819/sc_afp/nzealandaustraliausclimatewarming"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080819/capt.cps.nim15.190808215130.photo00.photo.default-512x410.jpg?x=130&y=104&q=85&sig=9X6J.JUy_J7B.HdCONvQYQ--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="The next US president will provide fresh impetus to the fight against global warming, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, seen here on August 12, 2008, said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The next US president will provide fresh impetus to the fight against global warming, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080819/sc_afp/nzealandaustraliausclimatewarming"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080819/capt.cps.nim15.190808215130.photo00.photo.default-512x410.jpg?x=130&y=104&q=85&sig=9X6J.JUy_J7B.HdCONvQYQ--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="photo" title="The next US president will provide fresh impetus to the fight against global warming, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, seen here on August 12, 2008, said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080819/sc_afp/japanenvironmentwarmingconsumer afp/20080819/japanenvironmentwarmingconsumer AFP Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:31:28 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080819/sc_afp/japanenvironmentwarmingconsumer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080819/capt.cps.nih94.190808112956.photo00.photo.default-512x336.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=95YrJgtIxK8_ZDVn3HToow--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A customer shops at a Tokyo supermarket in 2007. Japan is planning to label consumer goods to show their carbon footprints in a bid to raise public awareness about global warming, an official said.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Japan is planning to label consumer goods to show their carbon footprints in a bid to raise public awareness about global warming, an official said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080819/sc_afp/japanenvironmentwarmingconsumer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080819/capt.cps.nih94.190808112956.photo00.photo.default-512x336.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=95YrJgtIxK8_ZDVn3HToow--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="A customer shops at a Tokyo supermarket in 2007. Japan is planning to label consumer goods to show their carbon footprints in a bid to raise public awareness about global warming, an official said.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080819/ap_on_sc/new_zealand_australia_climate_change ap/20080819/new_zealand_australia_climate_change AP Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:04:33 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080819/ap_on_sc/new_zealand_australia_climate_change"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080812/capt.544827e175b14fa7b44bc1f7fa7ec0c2.singapore_australia_sin101.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=mAlT1880K0Lb5_WnkJb7Yw--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, left, shakes hands with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana or Presidential Palace on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008 in Singapore. Rudd is in the city-state for an official visit where he met with the country's leaders and delivered a speech at the Singapore lecture. (AP Photo/ Wong Maye-E)" border="0" /></a>AP - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd urged the United States on Tuesday to take more action on climate change and become more involved in the global debate on the issue.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080819/ap_on_sc/new_zealand_australia_climate_change"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080812/capt.544827e175b14fa7b44bc1f7fa7ec0c2.singapore_australia_sin101.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=mAlT1880K0Lb5_WnkJb7Yw--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="photo" title="Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, left, shakes hands with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana or Presidential Palace on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008 in Singapore. Rudd is in the city-state for an official visit where he met with the country's leaders and delivered a speech at the Singapore lecture. (AP Photo/ Wong Maye-E)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080817/wl_asia_afp/thailandclimatepest afp/20080817/thailandclimatepest AFP Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:38:57 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080817/wl_asia_afp/thailandclimatepest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080817/capt.cps.nht88.170808053822.photo00.photo.default-512x379.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=P6NMvvE3.U3UYfTgQEA6Ig--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Yeap Beng Keok of Malaysia shows her cockroach after winning the King Cockroach contest in Bangkok, on August 14. More than one hundred hardy wood-eating bugs were lined up and sized up as their owners looked on hopefully, waiting to see which would be crowned the Cockroach King and scoop them a prize of 10,000 baht (300 USD).(AFP/File/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul)" border="0" /></a>AFP - More than 100 of Southeast Asia's hardiest bugs measured up this week in Bangkok, where experts met to discuss new ways of controlling the pests, which they say are a major contributor to global warming.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080817/wl_asia_afp/thailandclimatepest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080817/capt.cps.nht88.170808053822.photo00.photo.default-512x379.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=P6NMvvE3.U3UYfTgQEA6Ig--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="photo" title="Yeap Beng Keok of Malaysia shows her cockroach after winning the King Cockroach contest in Bangkok, on August 14. More than one hundred hardy wood-eating bugs were lined up and sized up as their owners looked on hopefully, waiting to see which would be crowned the Cockroach King and scoop them a prize of 10,000 baht (300 USD).(AFP/File/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080813/ap_on_re_us/climate_change ap/20080813/climate_change AP Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:13:56 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080813/ap_on_re_us/climate_change"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080731/capt.4c7bbb76f023422bb2a938ff353bc2cd.attacks_health_dcsw111.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=VDhwvlKeoaAIXq6Fz3vL7A--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 31, 2008, before the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on 9/11 health service and compensation legislation. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0" /></a>AP - Flooded subways. Bridges deteriorating in the hot sun. Rising seas nipping at the edges of Manhattan. Those scenarios are up for review by a panel of scientists, government officials and private sector representatives studying how the city's infrastructure will hold up to climate change.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080813/ap_on_re_us/climate_change"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080731/capt.4c7bbb76f023422bb2a938ff353bc2cd.attacks_health_dcsw111.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=VDhwvlKeoaAIXq6Fz3vL7A--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 31, 2008, before the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on 9/11 health service and compensation legislation. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080812/sc_livescience/plantsandanimalsmoveasclimatewarms livescience/20080812/plantsandanimalsmoveasclimatewarms LiveScience.com Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:03:24 GMT LiveScience.com - Climate change has shifted the boundaries of plant and animal habitats, with some birds in the United States extending their boundaries northward and trees moving farther up mountains, new studies show. Between 2000 and 2005, New York state's Department of Environmental Conservation had thousands of volunteers all over the state observe and report the birds they could identify, creating a Breeding Bird Atlas of the various species' breeding ranges. ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080812/sc_afp/scienceclimatewarminganimals afp/20080812/scienceclimatewarminganimals AFP Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:35:53 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080812/sc_afp/scienceclimatewarminganimals"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080812/capt.cps.ngq17.120808163240.photo00.photo.default-512x481.jpg?x=130&y=122&q=85&sig=9pmR_Vj9IVXIZFUUt58W8A--" align="left" height="122" width="130" alt="Graphic on a data collection and transmission device fitted on to the heads of elephant seals. Huge elephant seals have been recruited to help scientists break through a critical blind spot and chart climate change under the Antarctic sea ice in winter(AFP/null)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Huge elephant seals have been recruited to help scientists break through a critical blind spot and chart climate change under the Antarctic sea ice in winter, researchers said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080812/sc_afp/scienceclimatewarminganimals"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080812/capt.cps.ngq17.120808163240.photo00.photo.default-512x481.jpg?x=130&y=122&q=85&sig=9pmR_Vj9IVXIZFUUt58W8A--" align="left" height="122" width="130" alt="photo" title="Graphic on a data collection and transmission device fitted on to the heads of elephant seals. Huge elephant seals have been recruited to help scientists break through a critical blind spot and chart climate change under the Antarctic sea ice in winter(AFP/null)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080812/ts_afp/australiabritainclimateanimals afp/20080812/australiabritainclimateanimals AFP Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:23:19 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080812/ts_afp/australiabritainclimateanimals"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080812/capt.cps.ngo05.120808112115.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=1KXI7IrqfLeT7HRz.bIumQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="This 2002 handout photo shows the skeleton of a giant marsupial 'lion' found in a cave in Australia containing the skeletons of giant lions, kangaroos and wombats. A new study has revealed that the chance discovery of the remains of a prehistoric giant kangaroo has cast doubts on the long-held view that climate change drove it and other mega-fauna to extinction.(AFP/WA Museum/File/Clay Bryce)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The chance discovery of the remains of a prehistoric giant kangaroo has cast doubts on the long-held view that climate change drove it and other mega-fauna to extinction, a new study reveals.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080812/ts_afp/australiabritainclimateanimals"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080812/capt.cps.ngo05.120808112115.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=1KXI7IrqfLeT7HRz.bIumQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="This 2002 handout photo shows the skeleton of a giant marsupial 'lion' found in a cave in Australia containing the skeletons of giant lions, kangaroos and wombats. A new study has revealed that the chance discovery of the remains of a prehistoric giant kangaroo has cast doubts on the long-held view that climate change drove it and other mega-fauna to extinction.(AFP/WA Museum/File/Clay Bryce)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080812/sc_nm/climate_seals_dc nm/20080812/climate_seals_dc Reuters Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:32:19 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080812/sc_nm/climate_seals_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080812/2008_08_12t042142_450x355_us_climate_seals.jpg?x=130&y=102&q=85&sig=PrY0F4Lpk.5rtihlKdgK3Q--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="An elephant seal is seen with a special sensor fitted to its head in South Georgia in this undated photo released on August 12, 2008 by the Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). (CSIRO/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Elephant seals swimming under Antarctic ice and fitted with special sensors are providing scientists with crucial data on ice formation, ocean currents and climate change, a study released on Tuesday said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080812/sc_nm/climate_seals_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080812/2008_08_12t042142_450x355_us_climate_seals.jpg?x=130&y=102&q=85&sig=PrY0F4Lpk.5rtihlKdgK3Q--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="photo" title="An elephant seal is seen with a special sensor fitted to its head in South Georgia in this undated photo released on August 12, 2008 by the Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). (CSIRO/Handout/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080811/sc_afp/climateagriculturebrazil afp/20080811/climateagriculturebrazil AFP Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:34:03 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080811/sc_afp/climateagriculturebrazil"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080811/capt.cps.ngl40.120808002550.photo00.photo.default-512x355.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=4mEpB4iGpypLwmsltfik6Q--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="A woman peasant cuts sugar cane with a machete during harvest in Brazil. Global warming will cause heavy financial losses to Brazil's agricultural sector over the next decade, a government study said Monday.(AFP/File/Nelson Almeida)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Global warming will cause heavy financial losses to Brazil's agricultural sector over the next decade, a government study said Monday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080811/sc_afp/climateagriculturebrazil"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080811/capt.cps.ngl40.120808002550.photo00.photo.default-512x355.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=4mEpB4iGpypLwmsltfik6Q--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="A woman peasant cuts sugar cane with a machete during harvest in Brazil. Global warming will cause heavy financial losses to Brazil's agricultural sector over the next decade, a government study said Monday.(AFP/File/Nelson Almeida)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080811/ap_on_sc/sci_seal_solution ap/20080811/sci_seal_solution AP Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:10:30 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080811/ap_on_sc/sci_seal_solution"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080811/capt.wx10108112105.seal_solution_wx101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=RXb2zoQDZsIaqiP1LYI69Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="This undated handout photo provided by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) shows researchers attaching environmental sensors on a elephant seal in the Antarctic. Bitter cold and floating sea ice long frustrated scientists seeking to study the ocean around Antarctica in winter. The solution: Send in the seals. (AP Photo/PNAS)" border="0" /></a>AP - Bitter cold and floating sea ice long frustrated scientists seeking to study the ocean around Antarctica in winter. The solution: Send in the seals. The polar regions are expected to be especially sensitive to climate change, but collecting data has been a problem, especially in the wind-whipped Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080811/ap_on_sc/sci_seal_solution"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080811/capt.wx10108112105.seal_solution_wx101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=RXb2zoQDZsIaqiP1LYI69Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="This undated handout photo provided by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) shows researchers attaching environmental sensors on a elephant seal in the Antarctic. Bitter cold and floating sea ice long frustrated scientists seeking to study the ocean around Antarctica in winter. The solution: Send in the seals. (AP Photo/PNAS)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080811/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/bush_endangered_species ap/20080811/bush_endangered_species AP Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:22:01 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080811/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/bush_endangered_species"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080811/capt.f037ecd686d8419fb836ebbc1128f379.endangered_species_rules_wx102.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=zD3gwUZ8p9gfyfogXzGvvQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="In this Jan. 30, 2005, file photo, a bald eagle soars over a farm in Sheffield Mills, N.S., Canada. Parts of the Endangered Species Act may soon be extinct. The Bush administration wants federal agencies to decide for themselves whether construction projects such as highways, dams and mines might harm endangered animals and plants. The new regulations, which don't require the approval of Congress, would reduce the mandatory, independent reviews government scientists have been performing for 35 years, according to a draft obtained by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Andrew Vaughan, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Parts of the Endangered Species Act may soon be extinct. The Bush administration wants federal agencies to decide for themselves whether highways, dams, mines and other construction projects might harm endangered animals and plants.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080811/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/bush_endangered_species"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080811/capt.f037ecd686d8419fb836ebbc1128f379.endangered_species_rules_wx102.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=zD3gwUZ8p9gfyfogXzGvvQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this Jan. 30, 2005, file photo, a bald eagle soars over a farm in Sheffield Mills, N.S., Canada. Parts of the Endangered Species Act may soon be extinct. The Bush administration wants federal agencies to decide for themselves whether construction projects such as highways, dams and mines might harm endangered animals and plants. The new regulations, which don't require the approval of Congress, would reduce the mandatory, independent reviews government scientists have been performing for 35 years, according to a draft obtained by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Andrew Vaughan, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080811/ts_alt_afp/usbritainenvironmenteconomywarming afp/20080811/usbritainenvironmenteconomywarming AFP Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:28:27 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080811/ts_alt_afp/usbritainenvironmenteconomywarming"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080811/capt.cps.ngi10.110808050410.photo00.photo.default-341x512.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=Jhii7zCR__0V1vDP_uP3JQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="A nuclear power plant in Pottstown, Pennsylvania.Twenty-one US cities, including New York and New Orleans, have announced they will measure their greenhouse gases emissions, in a joint effort to seek ways to halt and reverse global warming(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Twenty-one US cities, including New York and New Orleans, have announced they will measure their greenhouse gases emissions, in a joint effort to seek ways to halt and reverse global warming.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080811/ts_alt_afp/usbritainenvironmenteconomywarming"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080811/capt.cps.ngi10.110808050410.photo00.photo.default-341x512.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=Jhii7zCR__0V1vDP_uP3JQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="A nuclear power plant in Pottstown, Pennsylvania.Twenty-one US cities, including New York and New Orleans, have announced they will measure their greenhouse gases emissions, in a joint effort to seek ways to halt and reverse global warming(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP)