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UN Panel to Investigate Claims Climate Change Scientists Suppressed Data
(itsafineday) Planet Tiger The accusation came after emails leaked from British university were posted on the Internet. Climate change proponents say leak intended to derail talks at next week's Copenhagen Conference. The U.N. Panel on Climate Change says it will investigate claims that
Australian Research Shows Warmer Water Raises Aggression In Fish
Planet Tiger New research in Australia has shown that coral reef fish can undergo radical personality changes in warmer water, work that suggests climate change may make some marine species more aggressive. Experiments have been conducted on two species of young
World Bank Wants Climate Change Issue to Be Connected to Development
(itsafineday) Planet Tiger Robert Zoellick says rich countries need to appreciate developing needs of poorer countries The World Bank wants the issue of climate change to be connected to strategies of growth and development. The World Bank also says that strong economic growth
Tens Of Thousands Protest in London Before Copenhagen Summit
Planet Tiger Demonstrators want world leaders to reach tough new deal on cutting emissions Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through London demanding action at this week's Copenhagen Climate Conference.  Their ultimate message was to get world leaders to reach a tough
India’s Singh to Join Other World Leaders at Copenhagen Climate Talks
Planet Tiger India is one of the world's biggest emitters of carbon dioxide - a greenhouse gas blamed for global warming. The government recently pledged to cut emissions by 20 to 25 percent by 2020, compared to 2005 levels. Indian Prime Minister
World’s Nations to Begin Climate Conference in Denmark Monday
(world66) Planet Tiger News The 192 members of the UN's Framework Convention on Climate Change are under increasing pressure to come up with an agreement to set targets for controlling emissions of global warming gases The world's nations will come together in Copenhagen
Climategate – University of East Anglia scientists agree to publish their data on climate change in full
(nasa) Planet Tiger The London Sunday Telegraph has this story in full The New American reflects upon the observations of George Monbiot The Charleston Daily Mail has comments and a video. Meanwhile from South Africa FTO gives its view. Read also Before it's News Glenn Harlan Reynolds
The Antarctic is really melting and global sea levels could rise by 5 metres.
(ajyg)         THE ANTARCTIC Planet Tiger Scientists from Nature Geoscience have published a study about the Eastern and Western Antarctic ice-sheets. The Eastern Antarctic ice-sheet has lost billions of tons of water in the last few years. Scientists now believe
Icebergs found floating towards New Zealand
(wikimedia) Planet Tiger At least  1oo icebergs, and possibly hundreds, have been spotted by NASA near Macquarie Island and are headed towards South Island. They are the remains of a massive ice floe that has split from the Antarctic as a result