Climate Change in the News, Week of February 14, 2009

News items related to climate change from the past week.

• Climate warming gases rising faster than expected – Associated Press (Feb 14, 2009)
• Biofuels may speed up, not slow global warming: study – AFP (Feb 14, 2009)
• Scientists: Pace of Climate Change Exceeds Estimates – Washington Post (Feb 15, 2009)
• Weather Eye: is extreme weather a sign of global warming? – Times, The (UK) (Feb 14, 2009)
• Former President Bill Clinton urges volunteerism – Associated Press (Feb 13, 2009)
• Model sees severe climate change impact by 2050 – Reuters (Feb 12, 2009)
• Scientists: Climate change delaying gray whale vacations – San Jose Mercury News (Feb 12, 2009)
• Cold winter doesn’t mean global warming is over – Scientific American (Feb 12, 2009)
• A Rabbit on the Run – L.A. Times (Feb 12, 2009)
• Melting glaciers are clear signs of danger – Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Feb 13, 2009)
• UK plans efficiency retrofits for all homes – Reuters (UK) (Feb 12, 2009)
• GM leader says he’ll meet stringent fuel standards – Associated Press (Feb 11, 2009)
• O’Malley says Md. could help shape U.S. environmental policy – Baltimore Sun (Feb 11, 2009)
• Oil Industry Ready to Work on Global Warming – N.Y. Times (Feb 11, 2009)
• Hot and dry Australia sees wildfire danger rise – Associated Press (Feb 11, 2009)
• Study: Climate change to have many impacts on Wash – Seattle Times (Feb 11, 2009)
• Climate policy change needed to stop bushfires like Victoria fires: Flannery – Australian, The (Feb 11, 2009)
• Why Global Warming May Be Fueling Australia’s Fires – Time (Feb 9, 2009)
• U.N. Chief Wants Obama at Climate-Change Summit – Washington Post (Feb 9, 2009)
• Warming climate to hurt Calif bird species – San Francisco Chronicle (Feb 9, 2009)
• Welch Looks To Shape Climate Change Legislation – MSNBC (Feb 12, 2009)
• European cities sign climate change agreement – Associated Press (Feb 11, 2009)
• Fires, floods pressure Australia govt on climate – Reuters (Feb 9, 2009)
• Salamanders “Completely Gone” Due to Global Warming? – National Geographic (Feb 9, 2009)
• A U.S.-China Climate Change Roadmap – Forbes (Feb 8, 2009)
• Australian wildfire ferocity linked to climate change: experts – AFP (Feb 9, 2009)
• Climate change affecting mountains most – Great Falls Tribune (Feb 9, 2009)
• Belfast environment chief bans climate change ads – Associated Press (Feb 10, 2009)
• Within 20 years Dobrudja to Turn into a Desert – Standart News (Bulgaria) (Feb 9, 2009)
• Global warming not over despite bad weather – Irish Times (Feb 9, 2009)
• Citizen scientists’ notes document affects of climate change – Kansas City Star (Feb 8, 2009)