"Climate Change To Create a Dustier Southwest"
"A warmer Southwest might very well mean a dustier Southwest."
Source: Salt Lake Tribune, 05/16/2011
Climate Change
Journal Pulls Climate Denialist Study After Charges of Plagiarism
"Evidence of plagiarism and complaints about the peer-review process have led a statistics journal to retract a federally funded study that condemned scientific support for global warming."
Source: USA TODAY, 05/16/2011
Scientists’ Report Stresses Urgency of Limiting Greenhouse Emissions
"The nation’s scientific establishment issued a stark warning to the American public on Thursday: Not only is global warming real, but the effects are already becoming serious and the need has become 'pressing' for a strong national policy to limit emissions of heat-trapping gases."
Source: NY Times, 05/13/2011
"Gingrich's Presidential Bid Clouded by His Belief in Climate Change"
"Republicans running for the White House in 2012 are put on the defensive for expressing belief in global warming."
Source: Guardian, 05/12/2011
"Arctic Council To Address Role of Soot in Global Warming"
"Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton touched down Wednesday on Greenland’s rocky, snow-flecked coast for two days of talks on the Arctic, as the Obama administration seeks to draw attention to the rapidly accelerating loss of sea ice and surging interest in the region’s natural resources."
Source: Wash Post, 05/12/2011
BUREC Predicts Climate Impacts on Western Waters
The Bureau of Reclamation report says major changes often are expected, with the magnitude varying substantially by location. The data and information provided allow you to dig into the details to some degree for the watersheds of interest to your audience.
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FWS: Climate Change Is Affecting Fish and Wildlife in Every State
To illustrate those impacts in each state — and related attempts at mitigation and collaborative projects — the US Fish and Wildlife Service is publishing a new article every weekday for fifty consecutive days. For example, one story is on Wisconsin's innovative native prairie restoration program.
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Physicist Group Raises Doubts on Capturing Carbon Dioxide From Air
A new study released by the American Physical Society says that the dream of pulling carbon dioxide out of ambient air as a cure for global warming would be prohibitively expensive.
Source: NY Times, 05/10/2011
Vatican Working Group Calls for Concrete Steps To Combat Climate
"Nations and individuals have a duty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enact policies that mitigate global warming, said a Vatican-sponsored working group."
Source: Catholic News Service, 05/10/2011
"Renewables Key for Climate, World Energy Supply: IPCC"
"Renewable energy could meet nearly 80 percent of the world's energy needs by mid-century and play a crucial role in fighting global warming, the UN's climate scientists said Monday in a major report."
Source: AFP, 05/10/2011
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