Climate Change in the News, Week of May 17, 2008

News items related to climate change from the past week.

• Senate poised to take up sweeping global warming bill – USA Today (May 17, 2008)
• Smashing global warming with greener design – The Globe and Mail (Canada) (May 17, 2008)
• Wildlife populations ‘plummeting’ – BBC (May 16, 2008)
• Researchers warn of nitrogen hazard to environment – AP (May 16, 2008)
• Peruvian ‘Switzerland’ melting under climate change – AFP (May 15, 2008)
• Polar bear gets new protection – AP (May 15, 2008)
• Man-Made Warming Altering Nature’s Clock – Scientific American (May 14, 2008)
• NOAA chief urges creating National Climate Service – AP (May 14, 2008)
• Tanzania: Global Warming Threatens Indian Ocean Islands – Business Daily (Africa) (May 12, 2008)