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Tigers in Mangrove Forest Face Climate Change Threat
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on February 16th, 2013
Climate Central: A vast mangrove forest shared by India and Bangladesh that is home to possibly 500 Bengal tigers is being rapidly destroyed by erosion, rising sea levels and storm surges, according to a major study by researchers at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and others.
The Sundarbans forest took the brunt of super cyclone Sidr in 2007, but new satellite studies show that 71 percent of the forested coastline is retreating by as much as 655 feet a year. If erosion continues at this pace, already threatened...
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Canada: Rinkwatchers and citizen climate science
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on February 16th, 2013
Living on Earth: Backyard skating rinks are as common in Canada as basketball hoops in the United States. But now, global warming is threatening this Canadian tradition. In response, a group of scientists has started a website called Rinkwatch.org. Living on Earth's Emmett FitzGerald reports on this effort to turn backyard skaters into citizen scientists and make climate change relevant to every day Canadians.
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CURWOOD: And now, some Canadian scientists are turning skaters like those into citizen...
Clean-air chief Gina McCarthy seen as likely pick to head EPA
Posted by LA Times: Neela Banerjee on February 16th, 2013
LA Times: President Obama is expected by environmental advocates to name Gina McCarthy, the controversial chief of the Environmental Protection Agency's air pollution arm, to head the agency.
The nomination of McCarthy, 58, who has served as the head of the EPA's clean-air division since 2009, could come as early as next week, according to officials of three environmental groups. Her boss, Lisa Jackson, left the administrator's post Thursday.
McCarthy's nomination is likely to draw fire from congressional...
Canada: Keystone for climate: Could Obama craft a horse trade?
Posted by Fuel Fix: None Given on February 16th, 2013
Fuel Fix: President Barack Obama`s pledge to combat climate change - even as his administration weighs a verdict on the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline - has some analysts buzzing about a possible horse trade.
The possible deal could go down like this:
First, Obama`s EPA proposes greenhouse gas emission standards for existing power plants, to the delight of environmentalists who note that the largest single stationary source of pollution is from coal-fired facilities already in use.
Then, the...
Climate change to reduce Mt. Hood snow
Posted by Portland Tribune: Samantha Sigler on February 16th, 2013
Portland Tribune: Enjoy Mount Hood skiing and snowboarding while you can -- your children and grandchildren may not get the same chance.
Oregon's winter tourism industry is imperiled by climate change and diminishing snowfall patterns, according to a recent study.
It could be that within 50 years, only the upper ski areas of Mt. Hood will be available for snow sports, says Angus Duncan, chairman of the Oregon Global Warming Commission. "If you look at some of the time-series photos of the glaciers on Mount Hood...
India: Delayed rain in India has adverse impact on crop pattern
Posted by Times of India: Arvind Singh Bisht on February 16th, 2013
Times of India: The Friday rain turned the weather pleasant, but brought enough reasons for UP farmers to get worried. Late by an average seasonal trend, these rains are associated with the phenomenon of climate change marked by a shift in the onset of winter from last week of October to December. Besides, spells of dense fog seem a thing of past, though this year has been an exception.
"Earlier, there was a long spell of dense fog and then mild winter rains had its impact on the crops", says Ram Avadh, gram...
Obama’s climate talk may galvanize action in Canada
Posted by Globe and Mail: Jeffrey Simpson on February 16th, 2013
Globe and Mail: Consternation is the order of the day in Ottawa and Alberta. U.S. President Barack Obama has rediscovered climate change as a priority. The federal and Alberta governments have been caught flat-footed.
Neither has assigned a high priority to climate change. They assumed that, since the issue was scarcely raised in the U.S. election campaign, Mr. Obama shared their lack of enthusiasm.
Wrong. In his inaugural speech and the State of the Union address, Mr. Obama spent many paragraphs pledging...