Australian drought – Jan 21

Drought and corporate profit

Australia ponders climate future

Coral study: more Asian monsoons = more severe Aus droughts

Supermarket’s drought action day

Drought drag on economic growth

More: Snakes, floods, and cracking buildings…

5 minutes to midnight

The dangers posed by climate change are nearly as dire as those posed by nuclear weapons. The effects may be less dramatic in the short term than the destruction that could be wrought by nuclear explosions, but over the next three to four decades climate change could cause drastic harm to the habitats upon which human societies depend for survival.

Climate policy – Jan 18

Stern upbeat over climate action, responds to critics
Science and faith join forces
Exxon softens climate-change stance
Chrysler questions climate change
Env ministers lack clout on global warming
U.S.
cutbacks impede climate studies
Canada can get rich by going green, Dion says
Is good weather bad for sustainable energy?