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What’s in a Word (Wrong)?

Public criticism of the IPCC is getting pretty silly. … Read More

Climate Change Threatens Migratory Birds, Report Says

AP - Global climate change poses a significant threat to migratory bird populations, which are already stressed by the loss of habitat and environmental pollution, according to a report released Thursday.… Read More

More Americans Say Global Warming Exaggerated: Poll

REUTERS - A growing number of Americans, nearly half the country, think global warming worries are exaggerated, as more people also doubt that scientific warnings of severe environmental fallout will ever occur, according to a new Gallup poll.… Read More

Congress Debates New Satellite Plan

USA TODAY - The Obama administration's plans call for splitting management of the weather satellite management, with the Air Force taking over two satellites and a joint NASA-NOAA team controlling development of two other satellites.… Read More

Energy Secretary Steven Chu Looks Ahead

Nicole Heller provides an elevator-summary of Steven Chu’s buzz-worthy talk at Stanford University.… Read More

Out of Step

NATURE - Recent changes in the seasonal timing of biological events such as flowering and migration have been linked to warmer temperatures. Now a study shows that such seasonal shifts are becoming increasingly common in the UK and could wreak havoc across ecosystems as they disturb the delicate balance of nature.… Read More

Health and Life Insurers Grapple With Climate Effects

CLIMATEWIRE - Biting bugs are buzzing northward and asthma has spread like a dust cloud, but there are deep divisions about how concerned health and life insurers should be about disease and death caused by climate change. … Read More

Wild Relatives of Crops Seen Aiding Climate Fight

REUTERS - Farm experts plan to track down wild relatives of crops such as rice or wheat with traits that make them able to resist global warming in a project costing perhaps $50 million, a leading expert said on Tuesday.… Read More

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