Barbados to host climate change conference

The impact of climate change on small islands developing states (SIDS) like Barbados will be further discussed in that nation when the island hosts the three-day United Nations sponsored meeting from October 9.
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UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres, who will be attending the three-day conference is expected to view the effects of climate change on the island’s coasts and will also deliver a public lecture on the topic “Is Anything Being Done on Climate Change”.

Record cool temperatures Saturday | Abilene, Texas

High temperatures Saturday are only expected to climb into the lower 50s. The record coolest high temperature for October 6th in Abilene is 59. So, we will likely break this record.

Coal-Fired Australia, Buffeted by Climate Change, Enacts Carbon Tax

[National Geographic] ...drought, rampant wildfire in the outback, and the degradation of the treasured Great Barrier Reef have forever altered how Australia views its energy endowment. Facing a future as one of the places on Earth most vulnerable to climate change, and one of the nations with the world's highest per capita carbon emissions, Australia has taken steps to change its fate.