On Monday, November 2nd, two satellites were launched into orbit by the ESA or European Space Agency in order to give an overall view of the Earth’s water systems and their patterns. Named the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) and Proba-2, the satellites blasted off from Plesetsk cosmodrome in northern Russia. SMOS’s mission is the measuring of ‘water retention ...

... warning Africa will lose nearly 2 percent of its combined gross domestic product by 2040 with climate change projections, plunging millions more people into risk of hunger and disease. The report suggests that by 2030, Africa will need a minimum of $10 billion a year to help its people try to cope with the effects of climate change, and possibly several times this amount.

... especially hard. Poor people are likely to bear the brunt as the climate changes and 70% of the world’s poor are women. According ... will suffer way, way, way more. After some more quibbling about how this is a feminsta issue, we end with So, yes, climate change is a feminist issue; women are on the front lines of climate change impact and need to be part of creating solutions. And women all ...

... so basically, we throw up a few sandbags here and there, and leave it at that. The potential benefits of not doing anything about climate change are alluring. I could trade in the Prius for a 10 MPG Lamborghini Murcielago roadster ... this dire assessment: Global warming is currently impacting Alaska and will continue to impact it a number of ways. These impacts include melting polar ice, the retreat ...

Climate change: How global warming is having an impact The Independent, London, Relax News, 30 November 2009 Armin ... heat-trapping carbon gases would disrupt Earth's climate system, mainstream scientists are increasingly convinced that the first signs of change are already here. Following are the main indicators, reported in the scientific press over past ...

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NBC Nightly News continues their series, “A Perfect Storm”, which focuses on climate change and poverty. Last night’s segment looked at climate change’s impact on mosquito-borne diseases. You can watch the clip below, and read Ian Williams’ blog post here. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

... time is running out to prevent calamitous levels of climate change. Rajendra Pachauri, the chair of the Intergovernmental ... the years is that global warming is just a makework boondoggle, as if climate scientists would be washing cars if there were no global warming ... plants would take too long to build and are too expensive to make any impact on global warming. The report, released by Wisconsin ...

... and parrot fears about the catastrophic economic impact of an international climate change deal. A recent report acknowledges ... and David Suzuki Foundation, titled "Climate, Leadership, Economic Prosperity; final report on an ... exceeded 2.1 in five of the years, and been below that the other four). This report suggests that a climate change deal will not cause cataclysmic economic impacts in ...

... not surprisingly, that these types of changes are predicted to have a pretty bad impact on mental health.  Check out this press release ... and Dr Howard identified the following ways in which climate change is likely to impact mental health: Natural disasters, ... predicted outbreaks of serious infectious diseases become reality.Coastal change and increased flooding is expected to lead to forced ...

... accessing water and girls' education. Yet it exists. As the gendered impact of climate change becomes increasingly palpable, my question is -- where are the feminist voices? Why are ... securing flood and cyclone shelters. But there has to be more. Women may be in the front lines of climate change, but they are not only its victims. Their personal and intimate experience of the harsh ...

... no scientific doubt whatsoever that human activity has changed and is changing the climate. They may dispute how much it matters, but they cannot- indeed do not- dispute that it happens. The problem is that if it does matter, it matters ... try to moderate human impact on the atmosphere. Then there is a second, allied, aspect to the debate about climate change: it is the issue of sustainability. We ...

... bilateral funds, such as those in the German Fund for International Climate Initiative, should be channeled through this global fund. This fund ... developed States to the developing States. The impact, of climate change on the poor, on indigenous peoples, vulnerable ... of international peace and security. Undoubtedly, the impact of climate change could be deemed to fall under this category. The State ...

... announcement of a Brumby Labor Government $23 million climate change program that will help individual Victorians and communities take local action ... new Climate Communities program. “The actions of human beings have a direct impact on our climate,” Ms Garrett said. “Much of the debate on national and global action on climate change centres on the negative impact human beings have had on ...

... However, most of these claims are not supported by actual data. In order to truly understand the environmental impact of an event, an analysis of the waste stream or a "waste audit" must be conducted. The science behind global warming and climate change is extremely complex. Arguments abound about how, and even if, it is really a ...