Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/science/climate-change science Climate Change en-us Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:24:08 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/science/climate-change http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100210/pl_afp/unclimatewarminguschinaindia afp/20100210/unclimatewarminguschinaindia AFP politics Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:24:08 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100210/pl_afp/unclimatewarminguschinaindia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100210/capt.photo_1265768405685-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=fPkXhwCbOsaqyhnVaHHi0w--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A shroud of haze is seen over the city of Zengzhou in central China's Henan province in November 2009. The United States pressed China, India and other emerging powers to make clearer commitments to fighting climate change, warning that last year's Copenhagen accord risked being "stillborn."(AFP/File/Peter Parks)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The United States pressed China, India and other emerging powers to make clearer commitments to fighting climate change, warning that last year's Copenhagen accord risked being "stillborn."</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100210/pl_afp/unclimatewarminguschinaindia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100210/capt.photo_1265768405685-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=fPkXhwCbOsaqyhnVaHHi0w--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="A shroud of haze is seen over the city of Zengzhou in central China's Henan province in November 2009. The United States pressed China, India and other emerging powers to make clearer commitments to fighting climate change, warning that last year's Copenhagen accord risked being "stillborn."(AFP/File/Peter Parks)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/us_travelers_lobbying ap/20100209/us_travelers_lobbying AP science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:55:47 GMT AP - Insurer Travelers Cos. spent $1.66 million in the fourth quarter to lobby the federal government on global warming issues, workers compensation, consumer protection rights and other issues, according to a recent disclosure report. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/sc_afp/oly2010climate afp/20100209/oly2010climate AFP science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:05:33 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/sc_afp/oly2010climate"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265684549294-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=dRBKpl9WZhHRlYxN7sbcpw--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="A stockpile of snow brought in by helicopter waits to be spread at the site on the Cypress Mountain where the Freestyle Skiing and Snowboarding Winter Olympic events will be held, north of Vancouver, on February 6. Winter Olympic host city Vancouver saw its warmest January on record, marked by a lack of snow and daffodils in bloom just days before the start of the Games.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Global warming is starting to worry the International Olympic Committee, with concern mounting over how it might affect future Games.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/sc_afp/oly2010climate"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265684549294-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=dRBKpl9WZhHRlYxN7sbcpw--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="photo" title="A stockpile of snow brought in by helicopter waits to be spread at the site on the Cypress Mountain where the Freestyle Skiing and Snowboarding Winter Olympic events will be held, north of Vancouver, on February 6. Winter Olympic host city Vancouver saw its warmest January on record, marked by a lack of snow and daffodils in bloom just days before the start of the Games.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_bolivia_climate_conference ap/20100209/lt_bolivia_climate_conference AP science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:03:24 GMT AP - Bolivia's government says it expects thousands of activists, environmentalists and scientists to travel to the Andean nation for conference on climate change. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_re_us/us_instructor_bias ap/20100209/us_instructor_bias AP science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:12:29 GMT AP - An instructor at a public community college in Fresno has been presenting his religious views on homosexuality, abortion and global warming as fact to students in an introductory health science class, the American Civil Liberties Union alleged Monday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/sc_afp/finlandenvironmentclimatechangestudy afp/20100208/finlandenvironmentclimatechangestudy AFP science Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:30:33 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/sc_afp/finlandenvironmentclimatechangestudy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265660984878-1-0.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=22TTLb7OxR6fyn1q7WAq.g--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Swamp soil being converted for cultivation in South Africa. Finnish researchers called for a revision of climate change estimates Monday after their findings showed emissions from soil would contribute more to climate warming than previously thought.(AFP/File/Alexander Joe)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Finnish researchers called for a revision of climate change estimates Monday after their findings showed emissions from soil would contribute more to climate warming than previously thought.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/sc_afp/finlandenvironmentclimatechangestudy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265660984878-1-0.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=22TTLb7OxR6fyn1q7WAq.g--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="photo" title="Swamp soil being converted for cultivation in South Africa. Finnish researchers called for a revision of climate change estimates Monday after their findings showed emissions from soil would contribute more to climate warming than previously thought.(AFP/File/Alexander Joe)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/sc_afp/usclimatewarminggovernment afp/20100208/usclimatewarminggovernment AFP science Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:55:43 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/sc_afp/usclimatewarminggovernment"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265650969658-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=CF_jPsmHaZpwRZutabGZkQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Climate activist Sarah Schwarz holds a banner at a climate change rally outside the White House in Washington in 2009. US President Barack Obama's administration announced plans Monday for a new office handling climate change, aiming to help businesses chart future plans as the nation shifts to a greener economy.(AFP/File/Alex Ogle)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US President Barack Obama's administration announced plans Monday for a new office handling climate change, aiming to help businesses chart future plans as the nation shifts to a greener economy.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/sc_afp/usclimatewarminggovernment"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265650969658-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=CF_jPsmHaZpwRZutabGZkQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="Climate activist Sarah Schwarz holds a banner at a climate change rally outside the White House in Washington in 2009. US President Barack Obama's administration announced plans Monday for a new office handling climate change, aiming to help businesses chart future plans as the nation shifts to a greener economy.(AFP/File/Alex Ogle)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_sc/us_sci_climate_service ap/20100208/us_sci_climate_service AP science Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:41:13 GMT AP - The Obama administration on Monday proposed a new agency to study and report on the changing climate. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100207/sc_afp/climatewarmingaustraliadrought afp/20100207/climatewarmingaustraliadrought AFP science Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:09:01 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100207/sc_afp/climatewarmingaustraliadrought"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100207/capt.photo_1265566116596-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=lDuYga1iOWCWTfCt9vNhog--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Merino sheep search for feed on a dry and dusty property near Parkes in rural New South Wales in January 2010. A drought that has gripped the southwestern corner of Australia since the 1970s is linked with higher snowfall in East Antarctica, a phenomenon that may be rooted in global warming, scientists reported on Sunday.(AFP/File/Amy Coopes)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A drought that has gripped the southwestern corner of Australia since the 1970s is linked with higher snowfall in East Antarctica, a phenomenon that may be rooted in global warming, scientists reported on Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100207/sc_afp/climatewarmingaustraliadrought"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100207/capt.photo_1265566116596-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=lDuYga1iOWCWTfCt9vNhog--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="Merino sheep search for feed on a dry and dusty property near Parkes in rural New South Wales in January 2010. A drought that has gripped the southwestern corner of Australia since the 1970s is linked with higher snowfall in East Antarctica, a phenomenon that may be rooted in global warming, scientists reported on Sunday.(AFP/File/Amy Coopes)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100207/india_nm/india459773 nm/20100207/india459773 Reuters world Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:33:47 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100207/india_nm/india459773"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100207/i/ra4151187701.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=N6etkg6wfxoDUPmc0Ti2rA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Women collect water in a slum area in Bhopal December 2, 2009. The main impact of climate change will be on water supplies and the world needs to learn from past cooperation such as over the Indus or Mekong Rivers to help avert future conflicts, experts said on Sunday. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause/Files" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The main impact of climate change will be on water supplies and the world needs to learn from past cooperation such as over the Indus or Mekong Rivers to help avert future conflicts, experts said on Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100207/india_nm/india459773"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100207/i/ra4151187701.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=N6etkg6wfxoDUPmc0Ti2rA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="Women collect water in a slum area in Bhopal December 2, 2009. The main impact of climate change will be on water supplies and the world needs to learn from past cooperation such as over the Indus or Mekong Rivers to help avert future conflicts, experts said on Sunday. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause/Files" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100207/en_afp/unclimatewarmingliteraturepeople afp/20100207/unclimatewarmingliteraturepeople AFP science Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:12:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100207/en_afp/unclimatewarmingliteraturepeople"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100207/capt.photo_1265528231738-1-0.jpg?x=105&y=130&q=85&sig=eMl3xadICcWRJD9dBRG60A--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="The Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Rajendra Pachauri. The UN's top climate official, who is at the heart of a controversy over incorrect global warming data, has penned a racy novel which dishes up sex, reincarnation and a real-life Hollywood actress.(AFP/File/Attila Kisbenedek)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The UN's top climate official, who is at the heart of a controversy over incorrect global warming data, has penned a racy novel which dishes up sex, reincarnation and a real-life Hollywood actress.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100207/en_afp/unclimatewarmingliteraturepeople"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100207/capt.photo_1265528231738-1-0.jpg?x=105&y=130&q=85&sig=eMl3xadICcWRJD9dBRG60A--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="photo" title="The Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Rajendra Pachauri. The UN's top climate official, who is at the heart of a controversy over incorrect global warming data, has penned a racy novel which dishes up sex, reincarnation and a real-life Hollywood actress.(AFP/File/Attila Kisbenedek)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100207/sc_afp/oly2010 afp/20100207/oly2010 AFP science Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:19:58 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100207/sc_afp/oly2010"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100207/capt.photo_1265512350109-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=sx3EmYwgIv2suf.AiK8ibA--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="A view of the non-Olympic competition side of the Cypress Mountain ski fields. Winter Olympics chiefs will not sanction a desperate last-minute venue switch despite unseasonably warm temperatures continuing to curse Cypress Mountain, the host of the freestyle events at the Games which begin on Friday.(AFP/Mark Ralston)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Winter Olympics chiefs will not sanction a desperate last-minute venue switch despite unseasonably warm temperatures continuing to curse Cypress Mountain, the host of the freestyle events at the Games which begin on Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100207/sc_afp/oly2010"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100207/capt.photo_1265512350109-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=sx3EmYwgIv2suf.AiK8ibA--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="photo" title="A view of the non-Olympic competition side of the Cypress Mountain ski fields. Winter Olympics chiefs will not sanction a desperate last-minute venue switch despite unseasonably warm temperatures continuing to curse Cypress Mountain, the host of the freestyle events at the Games which begin on Friday.(AFP/Mark Ralston)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20100206/hl_time/08599196056700 time/20100206/08599196056700 Time.com science Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:35:00 GMT Time.com - Two decades' worth of careful measurements of hardwood forests in Maryland show their growth has accelerated significantly over the past two decades. Is it good for global warming? http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100206/ap_on_sc/us_global_warming_pika ap/20100206/us_global_warming_pika AP science Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:42:32 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100206/ap_on_sc/us_global_warming_pika"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100204/capt.b9e4e243774c4813b0ff3e215f260f87.global_warming_pika_utms101.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=1umBO5mx2mNy7oNYJmYDcQ--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="FILE - This undated photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows a mountain-dwelling American pika. The American pika, a small mountain-dwelling mammal in the West that can't tolerate the heat could become the first animal in the continental United States to get federal protections primarily because of climate change. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is expected to announce Friday Feb. 5, 2010 whether the American pika will be protected under the Endangered Species Act. (AP Photo/US Geological Survey, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - The American pika isn't heading for the endangered species list, but federal scientists said there's no question it bears watching as the West warms in the coming decades.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100206/ap_on_sc/us_global_warming_pika"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100204/capt.b9e4e243774c4813b0ff3e215f260f87.global_warming_pika_utms101.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=1umBO5mx2mNy7oNYJmYDcQ--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - This undated photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows a mountain-dwelling American pika. The American pika, a small mountain-dwelling mammal in the West that can't tolerate the heat could become the first animal in the continental United States to get federal protections primarily because of climate change. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is expected to announce Friday Feb. 5, 2010 whether the American pika will be protected under the Endangered Species Act. (AP Photo/US Geological Survey, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/sc_nm/us_climate_canada nm/20100205/us_climate_canada Reuters science Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:47:56 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/sc_nm/us_climate_canada"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100206/i/r2790354235.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=f5Rc8cVfO1jy3khbVIOqYg--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Sled dogs rest on the frozen Frobisher Bay where the G7 finance ministers' meeting will take place in Iqaluit, Nunavut, February 5, 2010. REUTERS/Chris Wattie" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Climate change is transforming the Arctic environment faster than expected and accelerating the disappearance of sea ice, scientists said on Friday in giving their early findings from the biggest-ever study of Canada's changing north.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/sc_nm/us_climate_canada"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100206/i/r2790354235.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=f5Rc8cVfO1jy3khbVIOqYg--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="photo" title="Sled dogs rest on the frozen Frobisher Bay where the G7 finance ministers' meeting will take place in Iqaluit, Nunavut, February 5, 2010. REUTERS/Chris Wattie" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/india_nm/india459405 nm/20100205/india459405 Reuters world Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:54:55 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/india_nm/india459405"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100205/i/ra3506252836.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=3MHKhsjDZXCdcX5.ulGccQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A road sign is seen in front of the Kharola glacier some 200km (125 miles), west of Lhasa Tibet Autonomous Region November 25, 2009. REUTERS/Nir Elias/Files" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The U.N.'s panel of climate experts said on Friday it was reviewing whether it wrongly said that more than half of the Netherlands is below sea level in a new glitch after exaggerating the thaw of Himalayan glaciers.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/india_nm/india459405"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100205/i/ra3506252836.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=3MHKhsjDZXCdcX5.ulGccQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A road sign is seen in front of the Kharola glacier some 200km (125 miles), west of Lhasa Tibet Autonomous Region November 25, 2009. REUTERS/Nir Elias/Files" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/sc_afp/unclimatewarmingnetherlands afp/20100205/unclimatewarmingnetherlands AFP science Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:33:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/sc_afp/unclimatewarmingnetherlands"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100205/capt.photo_1265376566013-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=STG39UzAV34Q.LQ8lOVQPg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A picture released by the Projectbureau Delfandse Kust shows a general view of the beach in Monster, south of the Hague in the Netherlands, taken in November 2009. The Netherlands has asked the UN climate change panel to explain an inaccurate claim in a landmark 2007 report that more than half the country was below sea level, the Dutch government said Friday.(AFP/HO/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The Netherlands has asked the UN climate change panel to explain an inaccurate claim in a landmark 2007 report that more than half the country was below sea level, the Dutch government said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/sc_afp/unclimatewarmingnetherlands"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100205/capt.photo_1265376566013-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=STG39UzAV34Q.LQ8lOVQPg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A picture released by the Projectbureau Delfandse Kust shows a general view of the beach in Monster, south of the Hague in the Netherlands, taken in November 2009. The Netherlands has asked the UN climate change panel to explain an inaccurate claim in a landmark 2007 report that more than half the country was below sea level, the Dutch government said Friday.(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/20100205/wl_sthasia_afp/unclimatewarmingindia afp/20100205/unclimatewarmingindia AFP science Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:19:45 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/wl_sthasia_afp/unclimatewarmingindia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100205/capt.photo_1265350608734-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=EScp2JROx6rTP49lT30EPQ--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="Indian Premier Manmohan Singh on Friday lent his support to the beleaguered UN climate change panel, saying a glaring error in the body's key 2007 report did not change the science of global warming.(AFP/File/Raveendran)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Indian Premier Manmohan Singh on Friday lent his support to the beleaguered UN climate change panel, saying a glaring error in the body's key 2007 report did not change the science of global warming.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/wl_sthasia_afp/unclimatewarmingindia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100205/capt.photo_1265350608734-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=EScp2JROx6rTP49lT30EPQ--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="photo" title="Indian Premier Manmohan Singh on Friday lent his support to the beleaguered UN climate change panel, saying a glaring error in the body's key 2007 report did not change the science of global warming.(AFP/File/Raveendran)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100204/india_nm/india459082 nm/20100204/india459082 Reuters world Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:44:14 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100204/india_nm/india459082"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100204/i/ra579827829.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=cGlmTZW6w_2Zus94ozqP7g--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Head of the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat Yvo de Boer attends a news conference during the Barcelona Climate Change Talks, November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Albert Gea/Files" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Certain countries and companies feel threatened by growing efforts against climate change, the U.N. climate chief said on Thursday, after other officials spoke of a campaign to undermine a consensus on global warming.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100204/india_nm/india459082"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100204/i/ra579827829.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=cGlmTZW6w_2Zus94ozqP7g--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="Head of the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat Yvo de Boer attends a news conference during the Barcelona Climate Change Talks, November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Albert Gea/Files" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100204/sc_afp/unclimatewarmingglaciersipcc afp/20100204/unclimatewarmingglaciersipcc AFP science Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:35:48 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100204/sc_afp/unclimatewarmingglaciersipcc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100204/capt.photo_1265286640446-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=wfpLF3loXh85z_wWqMtxxg--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Executive director of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Yvo de Boer gives a press conference at the COP15 UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, December 19, 2009. De Boer on Thursday backed leading global warming scientist Rajendra Pachauri, saying he should ignore calls to resign over errors in a key 2007 report.(AFP/File/Olivier Morin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The United Nations' top climate official on Thursday backed leading global warming scientist Rajendra Pachauri, saying he should ignore calls to resign over errors in a key 2007 report.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/climatechange/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100204/sc_afp/unclimatewarmingglaciersipcc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100204/capt.photo_1265286640446-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=wfpLF3loXh85z_wWqMtxxg--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="photo" title="Executive director of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Yvo de Boer gives a press conference at the COP15 UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, December 19, 2009. De Boer on Thursday backed leading global warming scientist Rajendra Pachauri, saying he should ignore calls to resign over errors in a key 2007 report.(AFP/File/Olivier Morin)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP)