Tour officials not concerned by prospect of snow-capped Alps | Herald Sun

TOUR de France officials say they are not worried by snowfall high in the Alps a day before the peloton tackles three days in the mountains.

Some of the highest peaks in the Alps have been subject to snow in recent days, prompting fears that stages may have to be changed.

‪Climate Change Thinkers Share Ideas for a Low-Emission Future‬‏ - YouTube

Almost 70 of the world's sharpest minds on climate change got together at the World Bank in Washingtonin July 2011 to find ways to best support the exploding demand from countries for a low carbon future. We speak to a few of them about what needs to happen to reach that future world.

Experts Link Climate Change to Rising Health Threats in Botswana | Global Press Institute

Health officials say malnutrition and undernutrition caused by climate change leave people more vulnerable to weakened immune systems and, therefore, the symptoms of HIV/AIDS and TB, and a higher concentration of carbon dioxide enables primary malaria agents to spread.