Carbon Footprints

From Reuters today: Climate change puts pressure on London defences
London is mustering its flood defences more often as global warming raises sea levels, the UK government’s chief scientific adviser, David King, told a Reuters conference on climate change and investment.
“The biggest indicator of change that is already happening is usage of the Thames Barrier,” King [...]

From The Australian: Cyclone points to global warming
THE cyclone that devastated parts of far north Queensland is a stark reminder of the worsening impact of climate change, conservationists say.
Queensland Conservation Council co-ordinator Toby Hutcheon said scientists forecast an increase in severe weather events and in the intensity of cyclones, due to climate change.
“This is principally [...]

From China’s Xinhua news service: Italy’s “green fuel” crops to help cut global warming
Sugar-beet, sunflowers, fruits and cereals could help Italy fight global warming, thanks to a new lawaimed at replacing fossil-derived fuels with green alternatives, Italian News Agency ANSA said on Monday.
Classic Italian crops are ideally suited for the production of bioethanol and biofuel, [...]

From the New Nation in Bangladesh, a country that knows a thing or two about flooding: Uphold Kyoto Protocol
LEADING climate scientists have recently warned that the world has just about ten years to take decisive actions to substantially reduce emission of the greenhouse gases that lead to global warming and the consequent phenomena of climate [...]

An op-ed piece in the USA based South Florida Sub-Sentinal reminds us that global warming is increasing the intensity of hurricanes.
Different factors contribute to storm creation, but Georgia Tech scientists have concluded only rising water temperature could account for increased storm strength in six ocean basins around the world.
Are you part of the problem? [...]

From the Uk Independent: Chilling proof that glacier meltdown is getting faster
Many of the world’s mountain glaciers are melting at a faster rate than at any time in the past 150 years, according to the latest assessment by glaciologists.
Scientists estimated that the average glacier thickness of the Alps shrunk by about 3 metres during 2003, [...]

From Bloomberg (and many others) Queensland Hit by Strongest Cyclone in 30 Years
Cyclone Larry, the worst storm in more than 30 years to hit Australia, struck Queensland’s northeast coast, flattening houses and cutting power in the tourist region that has the Great Barrier Reef off its coast.
The category-five [...]

From the ABC News in Australia: Beazley promises to ratify Kyoto Protocol
This morning in Sydney, Mr Beazley [Leader of the Australian Labor Party] released his party’s energy policy, in which he promised that Labor will ratify the Kyoto Protocol and pursue greater use of solar and wind energy. The policy also firmly rejects nuclear options [...]

From the China Daily: Energy goals help ‘cut global warming’
Referring to China’s 2010 goal of cutting energy consumption per unit of GDP by a fifth from the 2005 figure, Nobel Laureate in Economics Joseph E. Stiglitz said that “it will be a contribution to the world” as it means less global-warming emissions.
“China’s 11th Five-Year [...]

Human domination of the landscape spells trouble……….
I came across this today in the little Flickr panel down there on the right. It loads up the latest photos in flickr according to keywords. Right now that keyword is “Climate Change” and its Fascinating to see and read people’s personal observations of the climate in [...]