N. Carolina Senate decides to include science in sea level projections after all | Ars Technica

Now, the Coastal Resources Commission can consider accelerated rates of sea level rise, provided "such rates are from statistically significant, peer-reviewed data and are consistent with historic trends." That language appears to provide enough space for the CRC to use the best available scientific information, provided "historic trends" isn't limited to written history.

Controversial bioethicist tops Queen's honours - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Professor Singer is currently writing a book about the foundations of ethics, and the problems associated with trying to reason with ethics at all.

But he says today he is most interested in the issues of human suffering, as well as climate change, despite "nobody doing enough about it".

"That's a huge moral issue that I plan to go back to," he said.

I need a new home, my island has sunk | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

In 2008 five families were relocated to Marau Village near Tinputz, however three of them have already returned to the Carteret Islands.

China emissions study suggests climate change could be faster than thought | Reuters

(Reuters) - China's carbon emissions could be nearly 20 percent higher than previously thought, a new analysis of official Chinese data showed on Sunday, suggesting the pace of global climate change could be even faster than currently predicted.