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  • World is able but not willing to cut greenhouse gas emissions, says UN body

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    Date : November 28, 2012

    By Sue Blaine, BD Live

    The world already had the know-how to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, linked to the overall rise in global temperatures, but did not have the political will, the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) said at the UN climate change talks in Doha on Wednesday morning.

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  • Global sea levels on a rise, says NASA

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    Date : November 21, 2012

    GeoSpatial World

    US: A new study by NASA has revealed that global sea level, which dipped sharply in 2010-11 due to a strong La Nina event, has recovered and resumed its long-term upward climb.

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  • Jordan to use satellite data to monitor climate change

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    Date : November 20, 2012

    GeoSpatial World

    Jordan: The Jordanian Ministry of Water and Irrigation is slated to begin using remote sensing and satellite images to monitor the impact of climate change and drought on the country's green cover and water resources, the Jordan Times reported.

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  • 68% Of US Voters See Global Warming As 'Serious Problem'

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    Date : November 14, 2012

    By Stephen Lacey

    Polls have consistently shown that Americans’ understanding of global warming grows with an increase in extreme weather events. In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, that number continues to grow.

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  • Nations meet prior to climate change talks in Doha

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    Date : October 24, 2012

    By LAN LAN (chinadaily.com.cn)

    The Like Minded Developing Countries (LMDCs) on climate change, a new group of developing countries, have been coordinating their positions on climate change negotiations ahead of the upcoming climate change talks in Doha, Qatar, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has said.

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  • Will climate change lead to more droughts?

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    Date : October 18, 2012

    Grantham Institute, Imperial College London and 

    Although climate change is expected to lead to slightly more rainfall at the global level, the timing and distribution of that rain is likely to change, increasing the chance of drought in some regions. The details are very difficult to predict, however. This is partly because regional climate impacts are strongly dependent on large-scale atmospheric circulation patterns like the jet stream, which are hard to model in climate simulations. There is some indication from climate modelling that the Mediterranean, Central America and Western Australia regions may experience reduced precipitation, but there is still considerable uncertainty as climate models do not all agree, because local features such as mountains and rainforests can be important, and because of the large range of natural variability.

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  • Global warming could make washout UK summers the norm, study warns

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    Date : October 10, 2012

    The Guardian

    Scientists have established a clear link between shrinking Arctic ice and extreme weather in lower latitudes.

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  • Measuring Glacier Change in the Himalayas

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    Date : October 01, 2012

    UNEP - Sept. 2012

    A serious lack of reliable and consistent data severely hampers scientific knowledge about the state of Himalayan glaciers. As a result, the contribution of glacial melt to the Himalayan river basins remains uncertain. This is of grave importance because declining water availability could threaten the food security of more than 70 million people. There is thus an urgent need to improve cross-boundary scientific collaboration and monitoring of glaciers to bridge the knowledge gap and allow policy options to be based on appropriate scientific evidence.

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  • El Salvador in battle against tide of climate change

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    Date : September 25, 2012

    The Independent

    Rising sea levels and deforestation have destroyed the mangrove crops that villagers depend on to survive.

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  • COP18 talks should focus on 2 degree goal according to EU negotiator

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    Date : September 19, 2012

    United Nations’ climate talks should continue pushing for more ambitious action to ensure global warming is kept under 2 degrees, an EU climate negotiator said on Tuesday, a month after the United States was accused of backtracking on the goal. Almost 200 nations agreed in 2010 to limit rising temperatures to below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 F) above pre-industrial times to avoid dangerous impacts from climate change like floods, droughts and rising sea levels.

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