Lieberman attacks possibility of climate bill as amendment - The Hill's E2-Wire

“If you force us to put it on as an amendment, it is like we are a step-child instead of a child. Excuse me for that because I have some step-children who I love,” Lieberman said.

“It is like we are not the main event, we are kind of a side show,” he said. “We have to be at the center of the arena.”

Futurity.org – Global warming taking toll on rainforests, too

Dunham found that in Ranomafana, a national park in the southeastern rainforest of Madagascar, El Niño makes wet seasons wetter.

“When it rains heavily, lemurs are not active. They sit there and wait for the rain to stop, huddling for warmth,” Dunham says.

Flashback: The tropics on fire: scientist's grim vision of global warming | Environment | The Guardian

Tropical forests may dry out and become vulnerable to devastating wildfires as global warming accelerates over the coming decades, a senior scientist has warned.