9.09.2011
Onlook, baby, onlook - Worst flooding in 40 years hits Northeast - USATODAY.com www.usatoday.com
www.usatoday.com
The worst flooding in almost 40 years overwhelmed parts of the interior Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Thursday.
Switching to natural gas won't slow climate change www.khaleejtimes.com
www.khaleejtimes.com
Burning natural gas emits far less carbon dioxide (CO2) than coal, but switching over to this medium won't slow down climate change, claims a new study.
Women at the mercy of climate change mg.co.za
mg.co.za
Pockets of food insecurity are plaguing areas in Southern Africa where floods or prolonged mid-season dry spells have reduced harvests.
UN chief calls for urgent action on climate change - BusinessWeek www.businessweek.com
www.businessweek.com
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday that urgent action was needed on climate change, pointing to the famine in the Horn of Africa and devastating floods in northern Australia as examples of the suffering caused by global warming.
GOD BLESS AND PROTECT TURKEY - Turkey says it will escort aid boats to Gaza edition.cnn.com
edition.cnn.com
Turkey's prime minister says the country will follow aid ships to Gaza in an effort to stop incidents like last year's raid by Israeli commandos that killed eight Turks and one Turkish-American.
9.08.2011
US, NO WE CAN'T - Texas healthcare system withering under Gov. Perry www.latimes.com
www.latimes.com
When Texas went to court last year to block President Obama 's healthcare overhaul, Gov. Rick Perry pledged to do everything in his power to "protect our families, taxpayers and medical providers." Texas, he said, could manage its own healthcare.
Arctic Death Spiral Continues: Sea Ice Volume Hits Record Low for Second Straight Year thinkprogress.org
thinkprogress.org
The Polar Science Center at the University of Washington has updated its calculations of Arctic sea ice volume. As usual, Neven has the best graphs of the PSC’s data at his Arctic Sea Ice Blog, a must-read for cryosphere-junkies. The PSC recently improved their PIOMAS model, which combines the best...
United Nations chief says climate change key to world's future www.globalpost.com
www.globalpost.com
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon singled out sustainable development as the top issue facing the planet and central to this was climate change.
9.07.2011
PLEASE GOD, PLEASE - Israel isolated ahead of UN vote on Palestinians - World Wires - MiamiHerald.co www.miamiherald.com
PLEASE GOD, PLEASE - Israel isolated ahead of UN vote on Palestinians - World Wires - MiamiHerald.co
www.miamiherald.comRising tensions with some of its closest and most important allies have left Israel increasingly isolated ahead of a momentous vote on Palestinian independence at the United Nations.
Hitler's Mob all over again - Only 34% of Tea Partiers Say Climate Change is Real www.treehugger.com
www.treehugger.com
Photo credit: NObamaNoMas via Flickr/CC BY-SA The latest survey from the Yale Project on Climate Change Communications analyzed the climate beliefs of members from each of the major political parties, including those who self-identify as Tea Partiers. There has
9.06.2011
Turkey suspends Israel defence and trade ties english.aljazeera.net
english.aljazeera.net
Erdogan completely suspends trade, military and defence ties over Israel refusal to apologise over Gaza flotilla attack.
9.05.2011
Climate change 'threatens rights' - The Irish Times - Mon, Sep 05, 2011
Climate change amounts to a serious threat from developed nations to the human rights of those living in undeveloped parts of the world, former president Mary Robinson has said.
Perry: Sweeping Texas wildfires have 'devastating effects' www.cnn.com
www.cnn.com
An unchecked wildfire southeast of Austin, Texas, destroyed 300 homes, scorched thousands of acres and stretched across a 16-mile area Monday, authorities said.
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