‘Climate Change is Killing People in Drylands’

The human face of climate change is to be seen in the drylands. People are already dying due to the impact of climate change in drylands, because of prolonged droughts that are followed by sudden rain and flood.  [How, specifically, is this caused by trace amounts of carbon dioxide?]

[Thomas Fuller suggests that Internet shopping can help prevent unfavorable weather]

So here's a tip for the day. Buying online, according to a study by Carnegie Mellon University, reduces the energy consumption and CO2 emissions of that purchase by as much as 35%.

Scientists defend warning after tsunami nonevent - Yahoo! News

"If you give too many warnings and none of them materialize, then you lose your credibility," Wang said. "That's something that we have to deal with and we have to improve."

ABC The Drum Unleashed - A turnaround on climate change

It is clear that in the space of the few months, since all the media attention was focused on green groups' Copenhagen street theatre, we have seen a marked turnaround in opinion.

So what has caused this?

EU Referendum: Keep the camp fires burning

Lancashire County Council, we are told, has launched a new educational resource pack for the Scout and Girl Guides, to educate them "about the modern threat of climate change through a series of fun and interesting activities linked to their existing awards and badges."