Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Carbon Dioxide Emissions Break Growth Records

CBC News Dec. 5 - '11
Emissions rebound fast from global financial crisis, driven by developing world. Details here.

Hotter, Drier, Meaner: Trends Point to a Planet Increasingly Hostile to Agriculture

By Douglas Fischer - De. 5'11 The Daily Climate 
A host of data – from sediment cores to ongoing drought in East Africa to computer models – point to one conclusion: Our increasingly hotter, drier planet is going to be a tough place to farm. Details here.

On Climate, Canada is a Rogue State

Nov 29th, 2011 Marc Lee · Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
On Sunday, CTV leaked Canada’s intentions to pull out of the Kyoto treaty process on climate change. What is significant about Kyoto is that it is a legally binding...Details here.

Is Canada's Environment Minister Bullying Poor Countries at the Climate Talks?

Mike De Souza, Postmedia News December 3, 2011
DURBAN, South Africa — Signs of progress emerged Saturday at international climate change negotiations as thousands took to the streets urging global leaders to step up their efforts. Details here.

Monday, December 5, 2011

Three Quarters of Climate Change is Man-Made

 Quirin Schiermeier - 04 December 2011 - Nature

Independent study quantifies human influence on global warming. 
Details here.
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Lytton, BC under evacuation threat again, as hundreds of wildfires burn across Canada

Canada's National Observer This week marks the four-year anniversary of a deadly wildfire that destroyed the British Columbia village of...