Monday, May 11, 2009

Scandinavian royal heirs to study climate change in Greenland - Monsters and Critics
Copenhagen - Danish Crown Prince Frederik, Norway's Crown Prince Haakon, and Swedish Crown Princess Victoria are due to visit Greenland at the end of May to study the effects of climate change on the world's largest island.
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Higher temperatures are increasing the runoff from the ice sheets of Greenland, thereby contributing to raising sea levels, scientists have said.
The dangers of euphemisms in the environmental debate
If today's cap and trade becomes tomorrow's global warming fee, then it will be Nancy bar the door.
Climate Change Impacts Revealed: Disease in Peru: "Scientific" American
Global warming is hitting Peru hard: More water stress, more migration, more disease.
Dozens of Peru children lose lives after being affected by cold weather
Every year, as cold fronts hit Peru, dozens of children in Peru's highlands begin to lose their lives because of colds or infections. This has already been the case of twenty-six children in Puno.
Catlin Arctic Ice Survey Packing It Up – What Have They Accomplished? « Watts Up With That?
According to the Catlin website, the team plans to leave the Arctic later this week. I believe that they have done a fantastic job educating the public about the Arctic. Their mission has been followed breathlessly by BBC and Guardian reporters, who previously believed that the Arctic had melted and become a place for sunbathing.
Following the daily reports of ice, cold, frostbite, hypothermia, pain and general misery being endured by the team – even the most daft newspaper reporter must be aware now that the Arctic is a very cold and icy place.

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