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| News on Climate Change/Global Warming in Countercurrents 22 November, 2005 Global
Warming Hits Himalayas The roof of the world is changing. Almost 95 per cent of Himalayan glaciers are shrinking - and that kind of ice loss has profound implications, not just for Nepal and Bhutan, but for surrounding nations, including China, India and Pakistan 17 November, 2005 Climate
Change Map Reveals Countries Scientists have compiled one of the first comprehensive pictures of what the world might be like when climate change begins to trigger a dramatic increase in epidemics, disease and death 16 November, 2005 The
Politics Of Climate Change The glaciers are melting and receding. The sea rises to swallow islands and low-lying nations. Factories spew toxic chemicals into rivers and oceans, killing fish and the livelihoods of generations. Where the forest used to be, rains cause the bare hills to slide down onto homes. And the hurricanes keep on coming and coming 30 October, 2005 Get
Real On Climate Change International unity on climate change is a must this time, says the British Prime Minister 28 October, 2005 The
Hottest October 27 Ever Just four days before Hallowe'en, Britain was enjoying the warmest 27 October since records began in 1880 Global
Warming Threatens The Mediterranean region is the most vulnerable in Europe to climate change because of its sensitivity to drought and rising temperatures 27 October, 2005 Global
Warming Strengthens Hurricanes Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma made clear to the public there is a link between global warming and the power -- not frequency -- of hurricanes. Warm water in the Gulf of Mexico helped transform three mild tropical storms into the most powerful category of hurricanes possible Global
Temperature Management A cost effective solution to global warming Dutch
Windmills At Risk From Climate Change Windmills, one of the Netherlands' trademarks, may go idle because of less wind as a result of climate change, Dutch scientists predict 26 October, 2005 Climate
Change 'Could Ruin Drive Britain's most senior independent scientist has warned that global warming threatens to ruin the international initiative to lift Africa out of poverty Polar
Regions Take Centre Stage In Climate Crisis World scientists are aiming to spell out in graphic detail the threat of flooding faced by millions of people from America to Asia as global warming melts the polar ice caps 25 October, 2005 The
House Of Cards The severe weather disruptions over the past decade have come from a gain of just one degree Fahrenheit over the last century. The next century will bring an increase of one degree minimum, and probably more, as oil consumption in the United States and developing countries continues to grow. Reputable climate science predicts more of what we’ve already seen and worse Global
Warming Takes Toll On Africa's Coral Reefs Global warming is taking a toll on coral reefs off east Africa, which will likely be killed off in a few decades if sea surface temperatures continue to rise, a leading researcher warned 17 October, 2005 Planet
Sees Warmest September On Record Worldwide, it was the warmest September on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Friday. Averaging 1.13 degrees Fahrenheit (0.63 degree Celsius) above normal for the month, it was the warmest September since the beginning of reliable records in 1880, according to NOAA's National Climatic Data Center 08 October, 2005 Climate
Change And Human Health Extreme weather events, we are witnessing today, reflect massive and ongoing changes in our climate to which biologic systems on all continents are reacting Has The
Age Of Chaos Begun? The good parent in me, however, screams: How is it possible that we can now contemplate with scientific seriousness whether our children's children will themselves have children? Let Exxon answer that in one of their sanctimonious ads 04 October, 2005 Melting
Planet Climate change threatens the survival of thousands of species - a threat unparalleled since the last ice age, which ended some 10,000 years ago Preparing
For Global Warming After Katrina, our country has never been more ready to embrace a new energy future to make us more secure in every way. In failing to recognize this, our leaders in Washington have exposed themselves as dangerously out of touch 30 September, 2005 Arctic
Ice Melts At Record Level Global warming in the Arctic could be soaring out of control, scientists warned yesterday as new figures revealed that melting of sea ice in the region has accelerated to record levels 27 September, 2005 Global
Warming? You Better Believe It As the media screams about the one-two punch of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the question becomes how many more times does America need to be knocked to the canvas before we answer the bell on global warming 21 September, 2005 A
World Turned Upside Down Today the climatologists at the Snow and Ice Data Centre in Colorado will publish the results of the latest satellite survey of Arctic sea ice. It looks as if this month's coverage will be the lowest ever recorded. The Arctic, they warn, could already have reached tipping point 10 September, 2005 Katrina
Fuels Global Warming Storm Hurricane Katrina has spurred debate about global warming worldwide with some environmentalists sniping at President George W. Bush for pulling out of the main U.N. plan for braking climate change 26 August, 2005 US
States Bypass Bush To Tackle America's north-eastern states are on the brink of a declaration of environmental independence with the introduction of mandatory controls on greenhouse gas emissions of the kind rejected by the Bush administration 25 August, 2005 Panel
Sees Growing Melting Arctic Threat The rate of ice melting in the Arctic is increasing and a panel of researchers says it sees no natural process that is likely to change that trend. Within a century the melting could lead to summertime ice-free ocean conditions not seen in the area in a million years 23 August, 2005 A
Wonder Of The World Melting Away The Ilulissat glacier in Greenland, a UN heritage site considered
one of the wonders of the world, has shrunk by over 10 kilometers in just a few years, in
one of the most alarming examples of global warming in the Arctic region 21 August, 2005 Peat
Bogs And Peak Oil - I'm Sorry All we're left with is war or economic collapse (or maybe Rapture?) to prevent our present economic trajectory from destroying the ecological basis for human life on Earth 20 August, 2005 Global Warming: Will You
Listen Now, America? Two of the leading contenders to contest the next US presidential election have delivered an urgent warning to the United States on global warming, saying the evidence of climate change has become too stark to ignore and human activity is a major cause 12 August, 2005 Global
Warming Hits 'Tipping Point' A vast expanse of western Siberia is undergoing an unprecedented thaw that could dramatically increase the rate of global warming |