U.S. Heat Waves to Intensify From New York to Los Angeles - Bloomberg

Mumbai needs “early warning systems,” IPCC Chairman Rajendra Pachauri told reporters. “The drainage system is terrible and one would need to create new infrastructure.” ...Decisions made now about the pace of emissions reduction could benefit future generations, according to another author of the report, Thomas Stocker, a professor at the University of Bern in Switzerland. Choosing a “lower emissions” development path could more than cut in half the instances of daily temperature records in 2100, he said.

“We can show therefore that there are immediate physical benefits in mitigation and choosing lower emissions scenarios,” Stocker said.

Power shock Today's News - The Mercury - The Voice of Tasmania

TASMANIAN power bills are set to rise by an average of 26 per cent or $650 a year from July because of the carbon tax and other hikes being considered by energy regulators.

Industry sources believed the carbon tax would contribute about $140 of the total rise to the average mum's and dad's bill, which last year came in at $2450.

Warm and fuzzy works: communicating climate change to achieve richer public engagement | CGIAR Climate

Paradoxically, a group of scientists packed into a meeting room at the Plant under Pressure conference to discuss how to communicate climate change and improve the public’s consideration of the issue. Luckily, these scientists were actually psychologists and sociologists, who have been busy doing empirical experiments on the public.

[Ask any questions and you're worse than Hitler]: One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss | Grist

Classics for a New Climate: how to produce a low-carbon-footprint play? | Stage | guardian.co.uk

We briefly enjoyed fantasising about employing teams of bicyclists on the roof, pumping away to generate electricity to power our lamps. We considered performing only during the hours of daylight.

US airlines drop lawsuit over EU carbon emissions charges | Environment | guardian.co.uk

A group of US airlines has dropped its private lawsuit challenging a European Union law charging airlines for carbon emissions on flights to and from Europe, calling on the US government to take over the issue.