Tiempo Climate Newswatch

September 2008

September 30 2008: Tropical storm kills 3 in central Vietnam - VietnamNews.Net

September 30 2008: Washington Times - You Report Tropical Storm Mekkhala slammed into central Vietnam on Tuesday, killing three people and leaving 10 others missing, disaster officials said. A 9-year-old girl and... - VietnamNews.Net

September 30 2008: 'Roo in the stew as climate change staple - KANGAROO meat could become the staple diet for households forced to give beef and lamb the chop to survive climate change. - The Mercury

September 30 2008: Boulder, CO (SPX) Sep 30, 2008 - Mountain pine beetles appear to be doing more than killing large swaths of forests in the Rocky Mountains. Scientists suspect they are also altering local weather patterns and air quality. A new international field project, led by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), is exploring how trees and other vegetation influence rainfall, temperatures, smog, and other ... - Terra Daily

September 30 2008: Growth In The Global Carbon Budget - Terra Daily

September 30 2008: Washington DC (SPX) Sep 30, 2008 - The new Global Carbon Budget has been launched simultaneously by Global Carbon Project co-chair Michael Raupach in France at the Paris Observatory, and in the USA at Capitol Hill, Washington by GCP Executive Director Pep Canadell. The Global Carbon Project posted the most recent figures for the worlds' carbon budget, a key to understanding the balance of carbon added to the atmosphere, the ... - Terra Daily

September 30 2008: Climate change: Floods, drought, mosquito disease aim at Europe - Terra Daily

September 30 2008: Paris (AFP) Sept 29, 2008 - Climate change will amplify the risk of flooding in northwestern Europe, water scarcity and forest fires on the northern Mediterranean rim and bring milder winters to Scandinavia, the European Environment Agency (EAA) said on Monday. Higher temperatures will also extend the habitat range of virus-carrying mosquitoes, including the Asian tiger mosquito which carries the chikungunya virus and ... - Terra Daily

September 30 2008: Philippines: Ferries shut, thousands stranded as storm hits - Terra Daily

September 30 2008: Failure on climate change will 'haunt humanity': Australian expert - Terra Daily

September 30 2008: Thai flood death toll hits 23: ministry - Terra Daily

September 30 2008: Pollution trial opens in Ivory Coast - Terra Daily

September 30 2008: Drought still biggest challenge for farmers - Sydney Morning Herald

September 30 2008: Solar Cell Sets World Efficiency Record At 40.8 Percent - Scientists at the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory have set a world record in solar cell efficiency with a photovoltaic device that converts 40.8 percent of the light that hits it into ... > - Science Daily

September 30 2008: Mars Lander Sees Falling Snow On Red Planet, Soil Data Suggest Liquid Past - NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has detected snow falling from Martian clouds. Spacecraft soil experiments also have provided evidence of past interaction between minerals and liquid water, ... > - Science Daily

September 30 2008: Global Warming Fix? Carbon Dioxide Captured Directly From Air With Simple Machine - Science Daily

September 30 2008: Carbon Dioxide Capture Device: Warming Fix? - Science Daily

September 30 2008: Global Warming Fix? Carbon Dioxide Captured Directly From Air With Simple Machine - An energy and environmental system expert has shown it is possible to reduce carbon dioxide -- the main greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming -- using a relatively simple machine that can ... > - Science Daily

September 30 2008: September 29, 2008 - - Singled-walled carbon nanotubes are graphene sheets wrapped into tubes, and are typically made up of various sizes and with different amounts of twist (also known as chiralities). Each type of ... > - Science Daily

September 30 2008: Tsunami Invisibility Cloak Could Make Structures 'Disappear' - Science Daily

September 30 2008: September 30, 2008 - - Counting on wetlands restoration projects to protect storm buffeted infrastructure along the Louisiana Coast is likely to be a "losing battle" that provides "false hope" and prevents endangered ... > - Science Daily

September 30 2008: Small white stalagmites lining caves in the Midwest may help scientists chronicle the history of the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) -- and even predict when the next big earthquake may strike, say ... > - Science Daily

September 30 2008: September 30, 2008 - - Small white stalagmites lining caves in the Midwest may help scientists chronicle the history of the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) -- and even predict when the next big earthquake may strike, say ... > - Science Daily

September 30 2008: Warming Of 4 Degrees Celsius Depressed Plant Growth And Reduced Land Carbon Absorption - Science Daily

September 30 2008: September 29, 2008 - - Scientists are reporting findings on the long-term effects of warming anomaly on grassland productivity and ecosystem carbon cycling. They found that warming by 4 degrees Celsius in the Reno ... > - Science Daily

September 30 2008: Researchers have discovered the oldest known ice in North America, and that permafrost may be a significant touchstone when looking at global warming. ... > - Science Daily

September 30 2008: Getting Lost: A Newly Discovered Developmental Brain Disorder - Researchers have recently documented the first case of a patient who, without apparent brain damage or cognitive impairment, is unable to orient within any environment. ... > - Science Daily

September 30 2008: Small island states must lead by example - Small island developing states should set an example by promoting a clean energy environment, says - SciDev.Net

September 30 2008: Powerful Typhoon hits Taiwan - Scientific American

September 30 2008: Researchers hone seismic skills to peer inside glaciers - Scientific American

September 30 2008: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - - WT Offshore announced its update on the impact of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike on its operations in the Gulf of Mexico. The Company reported that two operated and nine non-operated platforms sank. - Rigzone

September 30 2008: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - - Anadarko's operated deepwater Gulf of Mexico platforms and Gulf Coast properties are operational, including Independence Hub, which quickly restored production to pre-storm levels of approximately 900 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. - Rigzone

September 30 2008: - MMS reported that the recalculated figure for the number of rigs destroyed as a result of Hurricane Ike is 23, and 48% of Gulf oil production is still shut-in. - Rigzone

September 30 2008: Pollution slowly killing world's coral reefs - Reuters

September 30 2008: 8:02am ET - Climate change alone could trigger a global coral die-off by 2100 because carbon emissions warm oceans and make them more acidic, according to a study. - Reuters

September 30 2008: Space capsule that brought back comet dust joins Smithsonian Air and Space Museum collection - Newsday (AP update)

September 30 2008: Vietnam: heeding climate change warnings - With a predicted sea level rise of one metre by 2100, Vietnam may end up being one of the nations worst hit by climate change. Such a rise would affect five percent of the land area, 11 percent of the population and seven percent of the agriculture. - OneWorld

September 30 2008: Storm kills three in Vietnam - Hanoi - Tropical Storm Mekkhala slammed into central Vietnam on Tuesday, killing three people and leaving 10 others missing, disaster officials said. A nine-year-old girl and her seven-year-old... - VietnamNews.Net

September 30 2008: Alok Jha and the science team ask if global warming is producing more hurricanes - Guardian Unlimited (Science)

September 30 2008: Meat must be rationed to four portions a week, says report on climate change - Guardian Unlimited

September 30 2008: September 29, 2008 - While Congress debates over tax credits for solar, wind and other renewable energy projects, public and private solar companies have continued to attract investments. - Greentech Media

September 30 2008: Solar, biofuel and wind companies get cash, as well as firms involved in energy efficiency, energy storage, transportation and more. - Greentech Media

September 30 2008: Biofuels Roundup: Brazilian Ethanol Gets Japanese Boost - Greentech Media

September 30 2008: September 30, 2008 - Southridge Enterprises expands sales of Brazilian ethanol to Hong Kong, Pacific Ethanol opens new corn-to-ethanol plant and the credit crisis could delay refinery construction. - Greentech Media

September 30 2008: "Green Jobs: Towards Decent Work in a Sustainable, Low-Carbon World" - GreenBiz

September 30 2008: UN Report Predicts Renewable Energy Can Create 20M Jobs by 2030 - GreenBiz

September 30 2008: Algal biomonitor - A paper published Oct. 1 in the International Journal of Environment and Pollution, explains how a DNA test can be used to detect harmful algal blooms across the globe. - EurekAlert!

September 30 2008: Environment - - EurActiv

September 30 2008: Energy Supply - - IEA calls for major boost in renewable energy use - EurActiv

September 30 2008: Climate Change - - EurActiv

September 30 2008: , September 30, 2008 (ENS) - California will reduce or eliminate hazardous chemicals in consumer products and the environment under legislation signed Monday in Los Angeles by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. "This bi-partisan package of environmental legislation propels California to the forefront of the nation and the world with the most comprehensive green chemistry program ever established," the governor said. - Environmental News Service

September 30 2008: U.S. Flood Insurance Endangers Puget Sound Salmon, Orcas - Environmental News Service

September 30 2008: , September 29, 2008 (ENS) - The National Flood Insurance Program is pushing orcas and several runs of salmon towards extinction, in violation of the Endangered Species Act, according to a regulatory finding issued today by scientists at the National Marine Fisheries Service. Without making the changes called for, cities and counties around Washington's Puget Sound could lose their eligibility for federal flood insurance. - Environmental News Service

September 30 2008: , September 29, 2008 (ENS) - For the first time, the UN Millennium Development Goals is monitoring the world's plants and animals using the Red List Index developed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Until now, biodiversity was not included in the goals agreed by all the world's governments and UN agencies. - Environmental News Service

September 30 2008: read more - LCG, September 30, 2008--The ten, northeast states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) yesterday announced that the auction of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions allowances held on September 25, 2008 were sold at a clearing price of $3.07 per allowance. All of the 12,565,387 allowances offered for sale were sold. - EnergyOnline Daily News

September 30 2008: Call for €20 per tonne of CO2 tax - A tax of €20 per tonne of carbon dioxide should be introduced to boost the economy and advance development of a low carbon economy, according to the Irish sustainable development council Comhar. - EDIE

September 30 2008: Councils tackle carbon emissions - EDIE

September 30 2008: Tesoro Requests Review of Impacts of California Ethanol Requirements for Gasoline - Earth Times

September 30 2008: Seattle Steam Co. to Break Ground for Renewable Energy Facility - Earth Times

September 30 2008: Slow recovery for Burma's cyclone victims - Christian Science Monitor

September 30 2008: Typhoon Jangmi heads for China[acute]s east coast - CCTV

September 30 2008: Storm leaves 3 dead, 10 missing in Vietnam - VietnamNews.Net

September 30 2008: At least three people are dead and 10 missing after tropical storm Mekkhala roared into central Vietnam Tuesday, disaster officials said. A nine-year-old girl and her seven-year-old brother were... - VietnamNews.Net

September 30 2008: CBC News - At least three people are dead and 10 missing after tropical storm Mekkhala roared into central Vietnam Tuesday, disaster officials said. A nine-year-old girl and her seven-year-old brother were... - VietnamNews.Net

September 30 2008: Floods triggered by Typhoon Hagupit have now claimed at least 41 lives in northern Vietnam, as rescuers continued to search for five people reported missing, disaster officials said yesterday.Hagupit... - VietnamNews.Net

September 30 2008: Floods claim 41 lives in Vietnam - VietnamNews.Net

September 30 2008: Brunei Times - Floods triggered by Typhoon Hagupit have now claimed at least 41 lives in northern Vietnam, as rescuers continued to search for five people reported missing, disaster officials said yesterday.Hagupit... - VietnamNews.Net

September 30 2008: NASA extends Phoenix mission as snow falls on Mars - Reuters

September 30 2008: Pollution killing world's coral reefs - Reuters

September 30 2008: Invention special: Green technology - This week's new patent applications aim to make the world a cleaner place: from electricity generation by osmosis, to crops that refine biofuels, and nod-powered headsets - New Scientist

September 30 2008: Invisibility cloaks have their first practical use: protecting oil rigs from tsunamis - New Scientist

September 30 2008: Virgin Galactic craft to help monitor climate - The plane designed to carry SpaceShipTwo flies higher than most others, allowing it to study greenhouse gases throughout the atmosphere - New Scientist

September 30 2008: Malaria train - Lake pollution - BBC (Africa)

September 30 2008: Eurozone inflation falls for second month - Financial Times

September 30 2008: Find Law - Tropical Storm Mekkhala slammed into central Vietnam on Tuesday, killing three people and leaving 10 others missing, disaster officials said. A 9-year-old girl and her... - VietnamNews.Net

September 30 2008: Great leap forward: Kangaroos cut carbon - BBC (World)

September 30 2008: Philippine miners survive floods - BBC (Asia/Pacific)

September 30 2008: Virgin to join climate experiment - Virgin Galactic is to look at carrying instruments on board one of its spacecraft to gather data on climate change. - BBC (Sci/Tech)

September 30 2008: Phoenix detects Red Planet snow - An instrument on the the US space agency's Phoenix robot detects snow falling from clouds above its Martian landing site. - BBC (Sci/Tech)

September 30 2008: Eye off the storm - BBC (Sci/Tech)

September 30 2008: Vietnam to plant genetically modified corn next year - VietnamNews.Net

September 30 2008: Check Biotech - Vietnam will trial genetically modified corn for animal feed early next year and then possibly breed GM corn plants for local farmers, an expert said Monday. - VietnamNews.Net

September 30 2008: Phoenix lander spots falling snow on Mars - CNN

September 30 2008: Spacecraft spots snow falling on Mars - CNN

September 30 2008: The scheme selling permits to emit greenhouse gases in 10 US states was set up in an absence of federal guidance - New Scientist

September 30 2008: ENVIRONMENT NEWS - New Scientist

September 30 2008: Northeast Puts on the Carbon Cap - Environmental News Network

September 30 2008: The Wall Street Journal - In 1991, Norway became one of the first countries in the world to impose a stiff tax on harmful greenhouse gas emissions. Since then, the country's emissions should have dropped. Instead, they have risen by 15%. Although the tax forced Norway's oil and gas sector to become among the greenest in the world, soaring energy prices led to a boom in offshore production, which in turn boosted overall emissions. So did drivers. Norwegians, who already pay nearly $10 a gallon, took the tax in stride, buying more cars and driving them more. And numerous industries won exemptions from the tax, carrying on unchanged. - Environmental News Network

September 30 2008: Demand high for pollution credits - Environmental News Network

September 30 2008: Storm evacuation along China coast - Al Jazeera

September 30 2008: Ocean Acidification Turns Up the Volume - As mounting levels of carbon dioxide acidify the oceans, an undersea clamor is growing. - Discovery Online

September 30 2008: Falling Snow Seen on Mars - Discovery Online

September 30 2008: Churches Pledge Food Aid - More humanitarian aid agencies are pledging to bring emergency assistance to Zimbabwe, a country with a collapsed economy, severe food insecurity and in a political stalemate. Nearly half the population faces starvation and the situation is set to get worse. - All Africa News

September 30 2008: 1.5 Million Affected As UN Cuts Food Aid to Nation - The United Nations World Food Programme is withdrawing food aid to some HIV-positive people in Uganda as part of broader cutbacks following a shortfall in funding. - All Africa News

September 30 2008: Climate Change May Lead to New Diseases - African countries must work together to mitigate the health impacts of global warming to avoid a "continental disaster," climate and health experts who met recently in Nairobi have said. - All Africa News

September 30 2008: September 30, 2008 18:22:00 - Brazil's Environment Department has released a list of the country's 100 worst illegal loggers as deforestation in the Amazon continues to increase. - ABC News Online

September 30 2008: September 30, 2008 20:44:00 - The Greens say the Government must push for a 25pc cut in Australia's emissions at next year's climate change meeting. - ABC News Online

September 30 2008: Ross Garnaut says a global agreement must be reached to successfully reduce the world's carbon emissions. - ABC News Online

September 30 2008: Climate change has been the main focus of the Fed Govt's Community Cabinet meeting in Newcastle. - ABC News Online

September 29 2008: Xerox's Calculated Approach to Sustainability - In this podcast from Xerox, Patricia Calkins, Vice-President of Environment Health and Safety for Xerox explains how the new Sustainability Calculator from Xerox works and discusses the benefits a business can get from using the calculator's results. - GreenBiz

September 29 2008: Vietnam, Taiwan slammed by typhoons - VietnamNews.Net

September 29 2008: Vietnam News.Net - Typhoon Hagupit targeted Vietnam over the weekend, killing at least 42 people, while Typhoon Jangmi left two people dead in Taiwan before weakening to a tropical storm, officials reported Monday. - VietnamNews.Net

September 29 2008: Vietnam News.Net - Flash floods, heavy rain and landslides triggered by Typhoon Hagupit have killed at least 42 people and left four missing in northern Vietnam, officials said Monday. - VietnamNews.Net

September 29 2008: 42 killed as Typhoon Hagupit lashes Vietnam - VietnamNews.Net

September 29 2008: Government 'ignored' Garnaut reports - THE Federal Opposition has accused the Government of ignoring Ross Garnaut's climate change recommendations. - The Australian

September 29 2008: Vietnam flood toll up to 32: official - Terra Daily

September 29 2008: The death toll from floods in northern Vietnam triggered by Typhoon Hagupit has increased to at least 32, with five others still reported missing, disaster officials said Sunday. Hagupit made landfall in Vietnam on Wednesday, triggering severe flooding and landslides in eight mountainous provinces, said the national flood and storm control committee. Deaths were reported in five province ... - Terra Daily

September 29 2008: Hanoi (AFP) Sept 28, 2008 - The death toll from floods in northern Vietnam triggered by Typhoon Hagupit has increased to at least 32, with five others still reported missing, disaster officials said Sunday. Hagupit made landfall in Vietnam on Wednesday, triggering severe flooding and landslides in eight mountainous provinces, said the national flood and storm control committee. Deaths were reported in five province ... - Terra Daily

September 29 2008: Typhoon Jangmi slams into Taiwan - Terra Daily

September 29 2008: Taipei (AFP) Sept 28, 2008 - Hundreds of people evacuated their homes as Typhoon Jangmi pounded Taiwan with strong winds and heavy rain on Sunday, causing a major landslide and forcing the cancellation of flights. Forecasters warned of possible flash floods saying Jangmi, the sixth and biggest storm to hit Taiwan this year, could unleash up to 1400 millimetres (56 inches) of rainfall in some areas. High-speed rail ... - Terra Daily

September 29 2008: Hurricane Kyle churns toward Canada - Terra Daily

September 29 2008: Boston, Massachusetts (AFP) Sept 28, 2008 - Hurricane Kyle veered away from New England Sunday and sped its ripping winds and pounding rains straight toward southeastern Canada, the US National Hurricane Center said. At 1500 GMT Kyle was moving north-northeast at 24 miles (39 kilometers) per hour with sustained winds of 80 miles an hour (130 kilometers an hour) with higher gusts, making it a category one storm on the five level Saffir ... - Terra Daily

September 29 2008: Stevens Institute of Technology's Center for Maritime Systems began a project to strengthen the Early Warning System (EWS) for Inundations in the Dominican Republic. The project is focused on developing the technology of DR's EWS and providing the most up-to-date equipment to improve accuracy in detection of hurricanes and prevent flooding on the island. The genesis of the EWS effort began ... - Terra Daily

September 29 2008: Dominican Republic Strengthens Early Warning System For Flood Inundations - Terra Daily

September 29 2008: Hoboken NJ (SPX) Sep 29, 2008 - Stevens Institute of Technology's Center for Maritime Systems began a project to strengthen the Early Warning System (EWS) for Inundations in the Dominican Republic. The project is focused on developing the technology of DR's EWS and providing the most up-to-date equipment to improve accuracy in detection of hurricanes and prevent flooding on the island. The genesis of the EWS effort began ... - Terra Daily

September 29 2008: China biggest carbon polluter, world levels at record: scientists - Terra Daily

September 29 2008: Beijing announces steps to fight smog, traffic - Terra Daily

September 29 2008: Pollution trial opens in Ivory Coast - Terra Daily

September 29 2008: Climate change: Floods, drought, mosquito disease aim at Europe - Terra Daily

September 29 2008: Scientists pressure Australian PM to step up carbon cuts - Terra Daily

September 29 2008: Japan searches for missing Americans in typhoon - Terra Daily

September 29 2008: Typhoon leaves two dead, closes markets in Taiwan - Terra Daily

September 29 2008: Hurricane Kyle hits Canada - Terra Daily

September 29 2008: Post-storm floods claim 41 lives in Vietnam - Terra Daily

September 29 2008: Hurricane Kyle makes landfall in Canada - Terra Daily

September 29 2008: China floods kill 17, latest typhoon downgraded - Stuff

September 29 2008: Storm prop is all White to play in decider - Stuff

September 29 2008: Editorial: Going cold on global warming - Sydney Morning Herald

September 29 2008: Mars Lander Sees Falling Snow On Red Planet - Science Daily

September 29 2008: Carbon Dioxide Captured Directly From Air - Science Daily

September 29 2008: September 29, 2008 - - Despite a moderate summer, the heat is rising in Southern California. Scientists now forecast that in coming decades, 10- to 14-day heat waves will become the norm. And because these will be hotter ... > - Science Daily

September 29 2008: Tsunami Invisibility Cloak Proposed - Science Daily

September 29 2008: Tsunami Invisibility Cloak Could Make Structures 'Disappear' - Rather than building stronger ocean-based structures to withstand tsunamis, it might be easier to simply make the structures disappear. ... > - Science Daily

September 29 2008: Tourism on Antarctica Threatening South Pole Environment; Solution Offered - Science Daily

September 29 2008: Don't Blame Cities For Climate Change, See Them As Solutions, New Study Says - Science Daily

September 29 2008: September 29, 2008 - - Cities are being unfairly blamed for most of humanity's greenhouse gas emissions and this threatens efforts to tackle climate change, warns a new ... > - Science Daily

September 29 2008: Global Carbon Emissions Speed Up, Beyond IPCC Projections - Science Daily

September 29 2008: September 28, 2008 - - The Global Carbon Project posted the most recent figures for the worlds' carbon budget, a key to understanding the balance of carbon added to the atmosphere, the underpinning of human induced climate ... > - Science Daily

September 29 2008: Carbon Dioxide Emissions Booming, Shifting East, Researchers Report - Science Daily

September 29 2008: September 29, 2008 - - Despite widespread concern about climate change, annual carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels and manufacturing cement have grown 38 percent since 1992, from 6.1 billion tons of carbon ... > - Science Daily

September 29 2008: Ancient Arctic Ice Could Tell Us About Future Of Permafrost - Researchers have discovered the oldest known ice in North America, and that permafrost may be a significant touchstone when looking at global warming. ... > - Science Daily

September 29 2008: Effect Of Climate Change On Animal Diversity - Science Daily

September 29 2008: Cities 'contribute less' to global emissions - Previous estimates of how much cities contribute to the world's greenhouse gas emissions are overstated, according to a researcher. - SciDev.Net

September 29 2008: Delta Reports on Lost Production in Wake of Recent Hurricanes - Rigzone

September 29 2008: Monday, September 29, 2008 - - Delta Petroleum has lost approximately 15 days of production from its southeast Texas fields, Midway Loop and Newton due to the recent hurricanes in the Gulf Coast region. - Rigzone

September 29 2008: Monday, September 29, 2008 - - MMS reported that the recalculated figure for the number of rigs destroyed as a result of Hurricane Ike is 23, and 48% of Gulf oil production is still shut-in. - Rigzone

September 29 2008: - Enterprise announced that the partnership continues to move forward in returning its facilities to normal operations and assessing the full impact of Hurricane Ike to its onshore and offshore assets. - Rigzone

September 29 2008: Friday, September 26, 2008 - - Crimson announced that its preliminary assessment of physical damage from hurricanes Gustav and Ike on its south Louisiana and Texas gulf coast properties is complete and it appears that physical damage from the storms is minimal. - Rigzone

September 29 2008: - Crimson announced that its preliminary assessment of physical damage from hurricanes Gustav and Ike on its south Louisiana and Texas gulf coast properties is complete and it appears that physical damage from the storms is minimal. - Rigzone

September 29 2008: Petrosearch Offers Corporate Update Following Hurricane Ike - Rigzone

September 29 2008: Friday, September 26, 2008 - - Petrosearch reported that its electric and water services have been restored following outages caused by the hurricane, and the Company's Houston office is now working at full capacity. - Rigzone

September 29 2008: Friday, September 26, 2008 - - Shell reported that production ramp up is occurring slowly and is currently at 32,000 boe/d TG. The Company is back to pre-hurricane offshore staffing levels with about 1,270 personnel manning its facilities. - Rigzone

September 29 2008: Geokinetics Reports Record Backlog, Impact from Hurricanes - Rigzone

September 29 2008: Friday, September 26, 2008 - - PSA Norway finished its investigation of a hydrocarbon leak which occurred in one of the shafts on the Statfjord A facility in the North Sea and has issued notifications to StatoilHydro, IK and Aker Solutions. - Rigzone

September 29 2008: Weak US Oil Demand Blunts Storm Outages - Rigzone

September 29 2008: - Latest government data show that in the immediate aftermath of Ike, U.S. crude oil output and refinery operations fell to lows beyond the depths plumbed in the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the sinister sisters that struck three years earlier. - Rigzone

September 29 2008: Laura, 11th named storm, forms far out over North Atlantic; no land areas in forecast track - Newsday (AP update)

September 29 2008: In Mexico, flooding forces 7,500 from homes, shuts down oil wells - Newsday (AP update)

September 29 2008: our response to climate change - New Scientist

September 29 2008: Image: Food aid in Zimbabwe (C) IRIN - OneWorld

September 29 2008: Cranking up the volume - It is common knowledge that the world's oceans and atmosphere are warming as humans release more and more carbon dioxide into the Earth's atmosphere. However, fewer people realize that the chemistry of the oceans is also changing -- seawater is becoming more acidic as carbon dioxide from the atmosphere dissolves in the oceans. These changes in ocean temperature and chemistry will have an unexpected side effect -- sounds will travel farther underwater. - EurekAlert!

September 29 2008: Typhoon Hagupit unleashes floods, killing 41 - IRIN

September 29 2008: Number of flood displaced reaches 180,000 in Nepal - KATHMANDU - The number of people displaced by heavy flooding in western Nepal has reached almost 180,000, according to aid agencies. Thousands of affected families in the mid-west and far-west regions of the Himalayan country need assistance following torrential rains on 19 September. - IRIN

September 29 2008: Heeding Climate Change Warnings - With a predicted sea level rise of one metre by 2100, Vietnam may end up being one of the nations worst hit by climate change. Such a rise would affect five percent of the land... - VietnamNews.Net

September 29 2008: Extra bounce - How Hurricane Katrina changed the face of rap - Guardian Unlimited

September 29 2008: Mobiles to track carbon footprint - Guardian Unlimited

September 29 2008: London firm unveils new software for mobile phones that can track transport and measure carbon footprint - Guardian Unlimited

September 29 2008: Mobiles to track carbon footprint - GPS will work out an individual's mode of transport and calculate journey's impact on the environment - Guardian Unlimited

September 29 2008: September 29, 2008 - The first mandatory carbon cap-and-trade program sold all of its allowances for $3.07 each and plans a second auction in December. - Greentech Media

September 29 2008: Wind, biofuels and other renewable sources made up 10.6 percent of the energy the U.S. produced in the first half of this year, accounting for more than 7 percent of the energy the country used. - Greentech Media

September 29 2008: Renewable Energy Up 5% in U.S. - Greentech Media

September 29 2008: September 29, 2008 - Solar, biofuel and wind companies get cash, as well as firms involved in energy efficiency, energy storage, transportation and more. - Greentech Media

September 29 2008: Al Gore: World Can't Afford 'Subprime Carbon' - Greentech Media

September 29 2008: September 27, 2008 - The former U.S. vice president says the country should take a lesson from the subprime mortgage crisis and assess the real risk of the world's subprime carbon assets - Greentech Media

September 29 2008: Technology Revolutionizes Hurricane Relief Efforts - Terra Daily

September 29 2008: Carbon dioxide 'scrubber' captures greenhouse gases - In research conducted at the University of Calgary, energy and environmental system expert David Keith and a team of researchers showed it is possible to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) -- the main greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming -- using a relatively simple machine that can capture the trace amount of CO2 present in the air at any place on the planet. - EurekAlert!

September 29 2008: Water table depth tied to droughts - EurekAlert!

September 29 2008: Environment - - EurActiv

September 29 2008: Energy Efficiency - - EurActiv

September 29 2008: Climate Change - - EurActiv

September 29 2008: UN Millennium Development Goals Expand to Include Biodiversity - Environmental News Service

September 29 2008: , September 29, 2008 (ENS) - For the first time, the UN Millennium Development Goals is monitoring the world's plants and animals using the Red List Index developed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Based on the comprehensive IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the index shows trends in the overall extinction risk for sets of species at global, regional and national levels. Until now, biodiversity was not included in the goals agreed by all the world's governments and UN agencies. - Environmental News Service

September 29 2008: Gore Warns of Sub-Prime Carbon Catastrophe - Environmental News Service

September 29 2008: , September 27, 2008 (ENS) - "I believe we've reached the stage where it is time for civil disobedience to prevent the construction [applause] of new coal plants that do not have carbon capture and sequestration," Al Gore declared at the opening session of the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting this week at the Sheraton New York. Gore said he believes humans are losing the fight against global warming. - Environmental News Service

September 29 2008: Floods 'n' SUDS 2 Conference - EDIE

September 29 2008: Radical change needed to meet CO2 targets - Ireland will have to take drastic steps in order to meet EU greenhouse gas emissions targets, according to a major report. - EDIE

September 29 2008: Standby for TV energy efficiency ads - EDIE

September 29 2008: A Room For Romeo Brass - are driving home the importance of energy efficiency. - EDIE

September 29 2008: Even low levels of pollution hinder lungs - study - EDIE

September 29 2008: Thames flooding will be less severe than feared - EDIE

September 29 2008: Anadarko Updates Production Outlook Following Gulf Storms - Earth Times

September 29 2008: Snow spotted in Martian clouds, NASA says - Earth Times

September 29 2008: China[acute]s agriculture departments asked to be alert on coming typhoon Jangmi - CCTV

September 29 2008: 330,000 people relocated in anticipation of typhoon - CCTV

September 29 2008: Violent typhoon Jangmi approaches Taiwan - CCTV

September 29 2008: Flood hits south China city, affecting 13,000 - CCTV

September 29 2008: 27 Taiwan sailors rescued as typhoon Jangmi approaches - CCTV

September 29 2008: Beijing zone powerhouse drives energy conservation - China Climate Change Info-Net

September 29 2008: Weathering The Storm - CBS

September 29 2008: VIETNAM: Typhoon Hagupit unleashes floods, killing 41 - IRIN

September 29 2008: NEPAL: Number of flood displaced reaches 180,000 - IRIN

September 29 2008: Flood victims get urgent help - VietnamNews.Net

September 29 2008: NASA extends Phoenix mission as snow falls on Mars - Reuters

September 29 2008: Belgium buys Hungarian greenhouse emissions rights - Reuters

September 29 2008: 2 First U.S. carbon auction brings states $39 mln - Reuters

September 29 2008: Invisibility cloaks could take sting out of tsunamis - New Scientist

September 29 2008: Jobless rise in France and Italy - Eurozone’s economic slowdown bites - Financial Times

September 29 2008: Oil output losses worse than feared - The amount of production losses caused by hurricanes Ike and Gustav in the energy-rich US Gulf of Mexico is far greater than initially predicted, helping to keep prices above $100 a barrel - Financial Times

September 29 2008: Ship sinks in storm off Bulgaria - BBC (Europe)

September 29 2008: Vietnam storm death toll hits 32 - BBC (Asia/Pacific)

September 29 2008: Rodent rampage - Plague of rats spells starvation for Burmese villagers - BBC (Asia/Pacific)

September 29 2008: Rare hurricane hits east Canada - BBC (Americas)

September 29 2008: Pedestrians tumble down street in storm - CNN

September 29 2008: Death toll from Vietnam floods rises to 41 - CNN

September 29 2008: Carbon-trading scheme gets underway in US - The scheme selling permits to emit greenhouse gases in 10 US states was set up in an absence of federal guidance - New Scientist

September 29 2008: The continent is warming faster than average – desertification, floods and other problems need to be planned for, says a new report - New Scientist

September 29 2008: Europe should spend now to avoid climate catastrophes - The continent is warming faster than average – desertification, floods and other problems need to be planned for, says a new report - New Scientist

September 29 2008: ENVIRONMENT NEWS - New Scientist

September 29 2008: Carbon dioxide 'scrubber' captures greenhouse gases - Environmental News Network

September 29 2008: University of Calgary - University of Calgary climate change scientist David Keith and his team are working to efficiently capture the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide directly from the air, using near-commercial technology. In research conducted at the U of C, Keith and a team of researchers showed it is possible to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) [mdash] the main greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming [mdash] using a relatively simple machine that can capture the trace amount of CO2 present in the air at any place on the planet. - Environmental News Network

September 29 2008: Air breeze - the latest in off-grid wind power - Environmental News Network

September 29 2008: Off-Shore Wind Power Set to Expand - Environmental News Network

September 29 2008: California invites countries to carbon cap meeting - Environmental News Network

September 29 2008: VIETNAM: Heeding Climate Change Warnings - Environmental News Network

September 29 2008: The Alternative Consumer - Small wind leader, Southwest Windpower, has introduced its new, small wind turbine, Air Breeze, as its successor to its successful Air-X product. - Environmental News Network

September 29 2008: Typhoons batter Taiwan and Vietnam - VietnamNews.Net

September 29 2008: Two powerful storms have lashed parts of East Asia, one causing at least 41 deaths in Vietnam, and another bringing flash floods and widespread disruption to Taiwan. Typhoon Hagupit slammed into... - VietnamNews.Net

September 29 2008: Al Jazeera - Two powerful storms have lashed parts of East Asia, one causing at least 41 deaths in Vietnam, and another bringing flash floods and widespread disruption to Taiwan. Typhoon Hagupit slammed into... - VietnamNews.Net

September 29 2008: Alonso basks in spotlight after night to remember - Massa falls to pit-stop error Spain's Fernando Alonso snapped a year-long win drought to take the Singapore Grand Prix yesterday, winning a drama-filled first ever night race as a comical error... - VietnamNews.Net

September 29 2008: It's semi-official. Global warming is taking a back seat to the economy. The Lowy Institute has just released the results of their 2008 pollwhich finds, amongst other things: Australians see protecting their jobs and strengthening the economy as more important... - On Line Opinion

September 29 2008: Urban Displaced Slip Into Obscurity - People who flee to cities because of conflicts or natural disasters tend to become invisible to the authorities and organisations that can help them, says US-based Tufts University and the Geneva-based International Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). - All Africa News

September 29 2008: WFP Cuts Food Aid to Country - The United Nations World Food Programme is withdrawing food aid to some HIV-positive people in Uganda as part of broader cutbacks following a shortfall in funding. - All Africa News

September 29 2008: Zimbabwe's political rivals will this week resume talks aimed at allocating Cabinet portfolios in the new power sharing government under the added pressure of looming famine described as the worst in living memory for the once self sufficient southern African country. - All Africa News

September 29 2008: September 30, 2008 06:21:00 - Climate change has been the main focus of the Fed Govt's Community Cabinet meeting in Newcastle. - ABC News Online

September 29 2008: Garnaut to deliver final climate change report - ABC News Online

September 29 2008: September 30, 2008 01:19:00 - Professor Garnaut will today hand down his final ideas on how Australia should tackle climate change. - ABC News Online

September 29 2008: Europe warming faster than world average: study - ABC News Online

September 29 2008: September 29, 2008 12:00:00 - Europe is warming faster than the world average and governments need to invest to adapt to a changing climate set to turn the Mediterranean region arid and the north ever wetter, a newly released study has shown. - ABC News Online

September 29 2008: Lemon powered climate change torch on way to Darwin - ABC News Online

September 29 2008: September 29, 2008 10:28:00 - A new torch relay calling on the Australian Government to act on climate change is set to arrive at Darwin's Parliament House this morning. - ABC News Online

September 29 2008: Survey finds priorities shifting from environment to economy - ABC News Online

September 29 2008: A new survey suggests the commitment of Australians to tackling climate change might be waning. - ABC News Online

September 29 2008: Firms fined over Snowy River pollution - ABC News Online

September 29 2008: September 29, 2008 09:18:00 - Substantial fines have been announced for two companies over a pollution incident in the NSW Snowy Mountains. - ABC News Online

September 29 2008: A group of scientists is urging the PM to cut greenhouse gas emissions by as much as possible by 2020. - ABC News Online

September 29 2008: September 27, 2008 12:44:00 - Stock feed has been distributed to farmers in Tasmania's drought stricken Midlands today. - ABC News Online

September 28 2008: 'Carbon deadline adding to credit crisis' - The Mercury

September 28 2008: Climate change meetings underway - THE first of a series of community meetings to highlight global warming's anticipated impact on NSW will be held today. - The Australian

September 28 2008: Four Americans missing off Japan - A YACHT with four US citizens aboard went missing today in waters south of the East China Sea as Typhoon Jangmi pounded the area, the Japanese coast guard said. - The Australian

September 28 2008: Hurricane Kyle churns toward Canada - Terra Daily

September 28 2008: Four Americans missing off Japan as typhoon nears - Terra Daily

September 28 2008: Typhoon Jangmi slams into Taiwan - Terra Daily

September 28 2008: Beijing announces steps to fight smog, traffic - Terra Daily

September 28 2008: Thai monsoon floods kill 18: government - Terra Daily

September 28 2008: Vietnam flood toll up to 32: official - Terra Daily

September 28 2008: Taiwan braces for major typhoon - Terra Daily

September 28 2008: Hagupit causes floods, landslides, killing 50 in Vietnam, Thailand - VietnamNews.Net

September 28 2008: eTaiwan News - Flash floods and landslides have killed 50 people in Vietnam and Thailand, swept away thousands of homes and inundated farmland, official reports said yesterday.In Vietnam, the death toll from... - VietnamNews.Net

September 28 2008: Working Environment Is One Cause Of Rheumatoid Arthritis - Science Daily

September 28 2008: Death toll from typhoon-triggered floods in northern Vietnam rises to 33 - Newsday (AP update)

September 28 2008: , as well as - our response to climate change - New Scientist

September 28 2008: Floods, landslides kill 50 in Vietnam - Hanoi - Flash floods and landslides have killed 50 people in Vietnam and Thailand, swept away thousands of homes and inundated farmland, official reports said on Sunday. In Vietnam, the death toll... - VietnamNews.Net

September 28 2008: Battered by storms, Cuba uses ideological zeal to lift spirits and direct anger - International Herald Tribune

September 28 2008: Vanishing village - How melting permafrost has left climate change refugees - Guardian Unlimited

September 28 2008: Efforts to tackle climate change could result in the creation of millions of new green jobs in the coming decades, according to a new report from the United Nations on the impact of the emerging global green economy. Green jobs reduce the environmental impact of enterprises and economic sectors, ultimately to levels that are sustainable. - Environmental News Service

September 28 2008: TNMP Completes Power Restoration After Hurricane Ike - Earth Times

September 28 2008: Stories from Galveston: APX Alarm Volunteers Continue to Provide Relief to Hurricane Ike Victims - Earth Times

September 28 2008: Ready for my armload of books - A flood destroyed her beloved town library. But now there's a plan to rebuild. - Christian Science Monitor

September 28 2008: Typhoon Jangmi moves towards Taiwan - CCTV

September 28 2008: Warnings issued as typhoon Jangmi approaches E China - CCTV

September 28 2008: Hurricane Kyle Skirts Past Maine - CBS

September 28 2008: Twenty-six die in killer storm - VietnamNews.Net

September 28 2008: Viet Nam News - Apart from those who died in the landslide in Hua La Commune in Son La town,the storm killed three and injured four in Lang Son Province. And 10 more deaths were reported in Bac Giang province... - VietnamNews.Net

September 28 2008: California invites countries to carbon cap meeting - Reuters

September 28 2008: O-zone: I beg your pardon - Times of India

September 28 2008: Floods, landslides kill 50 in Vietnam, Thailand - VietnamNews.Net

September 28 2008: The Star - Flash floods and landslides have killed 50 people in Vietnam and Thailand, swept away thousands of homes and inundated farmland, official reports said on Sunday. In Vietnam, the... - VietnamNews.Net

September 28 2008: Floods triggered by Typhoon Hagupit have killed at least 33 people in Vietnam and left five others missing as rescuers struggled to provide relief aid to isolated villages, disaster officials said.In... - VietnamNews.Net

September 28 2008: Vietnam floods leave 33 dead - Floods triggered by Typhoon Hagupit have killed at least 33 people in Vietnam and left five others missing as rescuers struggled to provide relief aid to isolated villages, disaster officials said.In... - VietnamNews.Net

September 28 2008: Vietnam storm death toll hits 32 - Flash floods, heavy rain and landslides triggered by Typhoon Hagupit have killed at least 32 people in Vietnam. Authorities report that homes have been washed away and farmland swamped by the raging... - VietnamNews.Net

September 28 2008: Typhoon Jangmi strikes Taiwan - BBC

September 28 2008: Typhoon Jangmi lashes Taiwan - BBC

September 28 2008: Vietnam storm death toll hits 32 - Flash floods and landslides from Typhoon Hagupit kill at least 32 people in Vietnam as a separate storm hits Taiwan. - BBC (Asia/Pacific)

September 28 2008: US north-east on hurricane alert - BBC (World)

September 28 2008: Floods triggered by Typhoon Hagupit have killed at least 25 people in northern Vietnam and the toll could increase as information from isolated villages trickles in, disaster... - VietnamNews.Net

September 28 2008: Deaths from Vietnam floods rise to 25 - VietnamNews.Net

September 28 2008: Associated Press - Floods triggered by Typhoon Hagupit have killed at least 25 people in northern Vietnam and the toll could increase as information from isolated villages trickles in, disaster... - VietnamNews.Net

September 28 2008: Typhoon hits Taiwan - CNN

September 28 2008: Year's fourth typhoon lashes Taiwan - CNN

September 28 2008: Hurricane Kyle heads toward Nova Scotia, could miss Maine - CNN

September 28 2008: Hurricane Kyle heads toward U.S., Canada - CNN

September 28 2008: Egyptian Zaki takes EPL by storm - Al Jazeera

September 28 2008: Taiwan braces for Typhoon Jangmi - Al Jazeera

September 28 2008: Hurricane Puts Maine on Fla.-Like Alert - ABC News

September 28 2008: September 29, 2008 06:11:00 - A group of scientists is urging the PM to cut greenhouse gas emissions by as much as possible by 2020. - ABC News Online

September 28 2008: Environmental groups have criticised the ACT Government's climate change policy, saying it does not go far enough. - ABC News Online

September 27 2008: Half of Europe's amphibians face extinction - Climate change, habitat destruction and disease could wipe out more than half of Europe’s amphibians by 2050, according to scientists from the Zoological Society of London. - OneWorld

September 27 2008: Flash floods kill 21 in northern Vietnam - VietnamNews.Net

September 27 2008: Flash floods from a powerful typhoon that swept through the Philippines and China earlier in the week have killed at least 21 people in Vietnam, the government said on Saturday. Thousands of... - VietnamNews.Net

September 27 2008: Times of Oman - Flash floods from a powerful typhoon that swept through the Philippines and China earlier in the week have killed at least 21 people in Vietnam, the government said on Saturday. Thousands of... - VietnamNews.Net

September 27 2008: Kyle becomes a hurricane - The Mercury

September 27 2008: Stephen Drill and Kellie Cameron: - HAWTHORN'S spiritual home erupted as the Grand Final underdogs broke their 17-year premiership drought yesterday. - The Mercury

September 27 2008: Kyle becomes a hurricane - TROPICAL Storm Kyle, forecast to strike the Atlantic coast at the US-Canada border tomorrow, has become a hurricane, the National Hurricane Centre says. - The Australian

September 27 2008: Watchdog steps in on methane suburb - The Australian

September 27 2008: Tropical storm Kyle now a hurricane - Terra Daily

September 27 2008: Floods kill 25 in Vietnam - Terra Daily

September 27 2008: China braces for another typhoon - Terra Daily

September 27 2008: Floods kill 21 in Vietnam - Terra Daily

September 27 2008: Floods triggered by Typhoon Hagupit have killed at least eight people in northern Vietnam and left five others missing and feared dead, officials said Friday.In Lang Son province, three people were... - VietnamNews.Net

September 27 2008: Famine fears for Haitian city drowning in a sea of mud - Sydney Morning Herald

September 27 2008: Global Warming: Beyond the Tipping Point - Scientific American

September 27 2008: News 9/26/08 - Carbon Dioxide Auction Launches U.S. Effort to Combat Climate Change - Scientific American

September 27 2008: California invites countries to carbon cap meeting - Scientific American

September 27 2008: Deaths from floods in Vietnam rise to 22 - VietnamNews.Net

September 27 2008: New Jersey Online - Hanoi, Vietnam — Floods triggered by Typhoon Hagupit have killed at least 22 people in northern Vietnam and the death toll could increase as information from isolated villages trickles... - VietnamNews.Net

September 27 2008: Pope Benedict XVI says tourism must respect environment, local cultures - Newsday (AP update)

September 27 2008: The death toll from floods in northern Vietnam triggered by Typhoon Hagupit has risen to at least 25 while four others are missing, disaster officials said on Saturday. The victims came from five... - VietnamNews.Net

September 27 2008: Floods kill 25 in Vietnam - The death toll from floods in northern Vietnam triggered by Typhoon Hagupit has risen to at least 25 while four others are missing, disaster officials said on Saturday. The victims came from five... - VietnamNews.Net

September 27 2008: Through film, Soha to relive Mumbai floods - Hindustan Times

September 27 2008: Monsoon havoc - Hindustan Times

September 27 2008: Part of Maine coast under tropical storm warning - AP - Guardian Unlimited

September 27 2008: Tracks in the snow - Guardian Unlimited

September 27 2008: Carbon trading will not solve the problem of soaring emissions from the aviation and shipping industries, a new analysis shows. - OneWorld

September 27 2008: Aviation and shipping: emissions impossible? - Carbon trading will not solve the problem of soaring emissions from the aviation and shipping industries, a new analysis shows. - OneWorld

September 27 2008: Tropical Storm Kyle strengthens into hurricane off U.S. - EurActiv

September 27 2008: Wellman, Inc. Announces Letter of Intent to Sell Its Engineering Resins Business to an Investor Group Specializing in Renewable Energy and Environmentally Friendly Businesses as well as Turnarounds - Earth Times

September 27 2008: Kyle becomes hurricane headed to northeast US, Canada - Earth Times

September 27 2008: Hurricane Kyle takes aim at Maine and Canada - Reuters

September 27 2008: Donors pledge $6.1 billion to climate change funds - Reuters

September 27 2008: House OKs extending renewable energy tax credits - Reuters

September 27 2008: Hanoi--the death toll from floods in northern Vietnam triggered by Typhoon Hagupit has risen to at least 21 while four others are missing, authorities said Saturday. The victims came from five... - VietnamNews.Net

September 27 2008: Floods kill 21 in Vietnam - Hanoi--the death toll from floods in northern Vietnam triggered by Typhoon Hagupit has risen to at least 21 while four others are missing, authorities said Saturday. The victims came from five... - VietnamNews.Net

September 27 2008: Floods hit Vietnam after typhoon - BBC (World)

September 27 2008: Flash floods from Philippines typhoon kill 21 in Vietnam - VietnamNews.Net

September 27 2008: Gulf News - Flash floods from a powerful typhoon that swept through the Philippines and China earlier in the week have killed at least 21 people in Vietnam, the government said on Saturday. Thousands of... - VietnamNews.Net

September 27 2008: New PM: Zimbabwe facing starvation - CNN

September 27 2008: All aboard! - Forty musicians, artists and writers brave the Arctic seas in the name of climate change. Ice anyone? - CNN

September 27 2008: Typhoon Hagupit leaves 26 dead in Vietnam - VietnamNews.Net

September 27 2008: Landslides and flooding caused by Typhoon Hagupit has claimed 26 lives in Vietnam, the Vietnam News reported on Saturday, citing figures from the National Committee for Flood and Storm Control. A... - VietnamNews.Net

September 27 2008: Eview Week - Landslides and flooding caused by Typhoon Hagupit has claimed 26 lives in Vietnam, the Vietnam News reported on Saturday, citing figures from the National Committee for Flood and Storm Control. A... - VietnamNews.Net

September 27 2008: Taiwan braces for Typhoon Jangmi - CNN (Asia)

September 27 2008: Nigeria: Can Nigeria Develop Ethanol As Alternative Fuel? - All Africa News

September 27 2008: Hurricane Watch Declared ... in Maine - ABC News

September 27 2008: September 27, 2008 10:36:00 - Environmental groups have criticised the ACT Government's climate change policy, saying it does not go far enough. - ABC News Online

September 27 2008: The APPEA says the proposed carbon emissions trading scheme needs to change to make LNG plants economically viable. - ABC News Online

September 26 2008: 16 dead, 3 missing in typhoon floods - The Mercury

September 26 2008: 16 dead, 3 missing in floods - FLOOD triggered by typhoon Hagupit in northern Vietnam have killed 16 people while three others were missing, state television said today. - The Australian

September 26 2008: Storms batter China, 18 killed including Briton: state media - Terra Daily

September 26 2008: Shanghai (AFP) Sept 25, 2008 - Torrential rains left at least 18 dead in China, including a Briton, and 17 missing, as Typhoon Hagupit pounded the south and another storm battered the quake-hit southwest, state media said Thursday. Ten people were confirmed dead in southern Guangdong province and Guangxi Zhuang region, where Hagupit toppled 18,500 houses, destroyed crops and brought reservoirs to the brink of overflowing, ... - Terra Daily

September 26 2008: Chinese Premier Wen Jiaobao urged rich countries here Thursday to double donations to the UN World Food Program over the next five years and to do more to cancel or reduce debt for poor countries. "I wish to propose that donor countries double their donations to the World Food Program (WFP) in the next five years and the international community do more to cancel or reduce debts owed by least ... - Terra Daily

September 26 2008: Paris (AFP) Sept 26, 2008 - China has leapfrogged the United States as the world's biggest carbon emitter and India is heading for third place, scientists said on Friday in a report that warned global greenhouse-gas levels were scaling record peaks. The report, by a research consortium called the Global Carbon Project (GCP), confirms an estimate that China has become the biggest producer of carbon dioxide (CO2), the pr ... - Terra Daily

September 26 2008: Ottawa (AFP) Sept 25, 2008 - Canada will extend by a month the mission of one of its warships to escort civilian ships delivering humanitarian aid to Somalia, announced the Ministry of Defense on Thursday. The mission extension until October 23 for the "Ville de Quebec" frigate was decided after a request from the World Food Program (WFP), the ministry said in a statement. Since 2007, warships from NATO countries ha ... - Terra Daily

September 26 2008: Tropical Storm Kyle heads towards northeastern US, Canada - Terra Daily

September 26 2008: One killed as storm hits Istanbul - Terra Daily

September 26 2008: UN launches 15.5 mln dollar appeal for Nepal floods - Terra Daily

September 26 2008: Tropical Storm Kyle swirls toward Bermuda, US - Terra Daily

September 26 2008: China biggest carbon polluter, world levels at record: scientists - Terra Daily

September 26 2008: eTaiwan News - Vedan International verified that Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment of Vietnam had investigated their branch, Vietnam Vedan regarding sewage drainage, which was against the environmental... - VietnamNews.Net

September 26 2008: Floods kill 8, leave 5 missing in northern Vietnam - VietnamNews.Net

September 26 2008: eTaiwan News - Floods triggered by Typhoon Hagupit have killed at least eight people in northern Vietnam and left five others missing and feared dead, officials said Friday.In Lang Son province, three people were... - VietnamNews.Net

September 26 2008: Melbourne storms through to grand final - Stuff

September 26 2008: Average risk of tropical cyclones in South Pacific - Scoop

September 26 2008: 26 September 2008 10:39am | NIWA - Neutral El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) conditions are likely to give an average chance of tropical cyclone activity for most tropical South Pacific countries over coming months. Communities should remain alert and prepared. - Scoop

September 26 2008: Businesses sign up for energy efficiency programme - Scoop

September 26 2008: NASA Identifies Carbon-rich Molecules In Meteors As The [#8216]Origin Of Life' - Science Daily

September 26 2008: NASA Identifies Carbon-rich Molecules In Meteors As The [#8216]Origin Of Life' - Tons, perhaps tens of tons, of carbon molecules in dust particles and meteorites fall on Earth daily. Meteorites are especially valuable to astronomers because they provide relatively big chunks ... > - Science Daily

September 26 2008: Myanmar After Cyclone Nargis - Science Daily

September 26 2008: Wind power dollars pour into west Texas economy - Scientific American

September 26 2008: House OKs extending renewable energy tax credits - Scientific American

September 26 2008: Donors pledge $6.1 billion to climate change funds - Scientific American

September 26 2008: Six northeastern states auction off the right to emit global warming pollution - Scientific American

September 26 2008: Carbon Dioxide Auction Launches U.S. Effort to Combat Climate Change - Scientific American

September 26 2008: News 4 hours ago - Carbon Dioxide Auction Launches U.S. Effort to Combat Climate Change - Scientific American

September 26 2008: Carbon Dioxide Auction Launches U.S. Effort to Combat Climate Change - Six northeastern states auction off the right to emit global warming pollution - Scientific American

September 26 2008: Over 10 million affected as Indian floods worsen - OneWorld

September 26 2008: Friday, September 26, 2008 - - Latest government data show that in the immediate aftermath of Ike, U.S. crude oil output and refinery operations fell to lows beyond the depths plumbed in the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the sinister sisters that struck three years earlier. - Rigzone

September 26 2008: - Newfield Exploration Company has provided an update on its operations in the Gulf of Mexico following the two recent hurricanes. - Rigzone

September 26 2008: Typhoon Hagupit Moves into Vietnam After Killing 10 in China - Posted on: Friday, 26 09:00 - Typhoon Hagupit, which killed 10 people in south China... - VietnamNews.Net

September 26 2008: Image: Floods: not new for Orissa (C) - OneWorld

September 26 2008: No-name storm lands in Carolinas, splashes Atlantic seaboard with rain and gusty winds - Newsday (AP update)

September 26 2008: BLOG: ENVIRONMENT - New Scientist

September 26 2008: The methane time bomb - Arctic scientists discover new global warming threat as melting permafrost releases millions of tons of a gas 20 times more damaging than carbon dioxide. - OneWorld

September 26 2008: Over half of Europe's amphibians face extinction by 2050 - Climate change, diseases and habitat destruction threaten to wipe out toads and newts - Guardian Unlimited (Science)

September 26 2008: Europe's amphibians under threat - Climate change, diseases and habitat destruction threaten to wipe out toads and newts - Guardian Unlimited

September 26 2008: In the Sunderbans forests between India and Bangladesh, climate change is pitting people against tigers - with deadly consequences - Guardian Unlimited (Science)

September 26 2008: September 25, 2008 - Wind, biofuels and other renewable sources made up 10.6 percent of the energy the U.S. produced in the first half of this year, accounting for more than 7 percent of the energy the country used. - Greentech Media

September 26 2008: NASA's dirty secret: Moon dust - The Apollo Moon missions all share a dirty secret. "The major issue the Apollo astronauts pointed out was dust," says Larry Taylor, director, Planetary Geosciences Institute, University of Tennessee. Fine as flour and rough as sandpaper, Moon dust caused 'lunar hay fever,' problems with space suits, and dust storms in the crew cabin upon returning to space. Taylor and other scientists will present their research on lunar dust on 9 October at the Joint Annual Meeting of GSA/SSSA-ASA-CSSA/GCAGS. - EurekAlert!

September 26 2008: Counting on wetlands restoration projects to protect storm buffeted infrastructure along the Louisiana Coast is likely to be a "losing battle" that provides "false hope" and prevents endangered communities from clearly planning for their future, says a researcher from Western Carolina University. - EurekAlert!

September 26 2008: MU scientists go green with gold, distribute environmentally friendly nanoparticles - Until recently, scientists couldn't create gold nanoparticles without producing synthetic chemicals that had negative impacts on the environment. A new method, created by a University of Missouri research team, not only eliminates any negative environmental impact, but also has resulted in national and international recognition for the lead scientist. The research was published recently in the journal Small. - EurekAlert!

September 26 2008: Carbon sinks: Issues, markets, policy - Experts will examine how terrestrial and ocean sequestration of carbon can potentially reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations and mitigate global warming. They will also discuss how future changes in carbon policies impact research and the implementation of carbon sequestration programs. - EurekAlert!

September 26 2008: Climate Change - - EurActiv

September 26 2008: Energy efficiency could soon have its day - EDIE

September 26 2008: BWEA30: More space for exhibitors - Strong sales at UK's key renewables conference drive increase in floor area - BWEA, the UK's leading renewable energy trade association, has increased the amount of space available to exhibitors at the forthcoming BWEA30 conference in October, following very strong sales during the summer. The conference will be held at the ExCel Conference Centre in London's Dockland - EDIE

September 26 2008: Crosstex Energy Provides Operational Assessment of Texas and Louisiana Facilities after Hurricane Ike - Earth Times

September 26 2008: Rich nations pledge 6 billion dollars to fight climate change - Earth Times

September 26 2008: Haiti leader says hurricanes set development back by several years - Earth Times

September 26 2008: Space environment prediction of Shenzhou-7 - CCTV

September 26 2008: Storms leave at least 14 dead in China[acute]s quake zone - CCTV

September 26 2008: Rich nations' greenhouse gases fell in 2006: survey - Reuters

September 26 2008: Storm clouds - BBC (Africa)

September 26 2008: UK opposes green aviation target - The government wants the aviation industry to be exempt from EU targets on renewable energy - BBC (Sci/Tech)

September 26 2008: Tropical Storm Kyle strengthens in Atlantic - CNN

September 26 2008: Bermuda braces for Tropical Storm Kyle - CNN

September 26 2008: Amateur earthquake trackers wanted - CNN

September 26 2008: ENVIRONMENT NEWS - New Scientist

September 26 2008: Boeing, Virgin join group committed to biofuel for commercial jets - Environmental News Network

September 26 2008: September 26, 2008 10:00 AM - - Boeing joined Virgin Atlantic Airways and eight other airlines this morning to pledge to speed up the development of sustainable, second-generation biofuels for use in the commercial aviation industry. - Environmental News Network

September 26 2008: Don't blame cities for climate change, see them as solutions - Environmental News Network

September 26 2008: First U.S. greenhouse cap-and-trade market opens - Environmental News Network

September 26 2008: September 26, 2008 10:40 AM - - WARSAW (Reuters) - Global financial turmoil should not hamper a new world climate deal because high energy prices remain an incentive to improve energy efficiency, the U.N.'s top climate official said on Friday. - Environmental News Network

September 26 2008: Matching Struggling Farmers With the World's Hungry - In a significant policy shift, the Rome-based World Food Programme (WFP) announced Wednesday that it will start buying food directly from local farmers' associations in developing countries. - All Africa News

September 26 2008: Mbabazi Rejects Nema Wetland Report - SECURITY minister Amama Mbabazi yesterday challenged the report by the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) that classified part of the Temangalo land he sold to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) as wetland. - All Africa News

September 26 2008: September 27, 2008 07:40:00 - The APPEA says the proposed carbon emissions trading scheme needs to change to make LNG plants economically viable. - ABC News Online

September 26 2008: Labor pledges energy efficiency rebates - ABC News Online

September 26 2008: ACT Labor says it will introduce a range of new rebates to help households reduce their carbon footprint if it is re-elected. - ABC News Online

September 26 2008: September 26, 2008 15:28:00 - The Greens have held a protest at Sydney's Bondi Beach to call on federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett to stop a company exploring for coal off the New South Wales coast. - ABC News Online

September 26 2008: Energy saving earns power bill rewards - ABC News Online

September 26 2008: September 26, 2008 09:13:00 - Alice Springs residents are being offered discounts on their electricity bills if they sign up to make energy savings. - ABC News Online

September 26 2008: Carbon emissions rising faster than expected: report - ABC News Online

September 26 2008: September 26, 2008 10:31:00 - A new report has revealed a dramatic rise in the growth rate of carbon dioxide emissions since 2000. - ABC News Online

September 25 2008: Hurricane Ike refugees return to Galveston - VietnamNews.Net

September 25 2008: New Zealand's Environment Minister Hands the World Environment Day Torch to Mexico - UNEP

September 25 2008: Thursday 25 September 2008 - I would like to congratulate Mexico and wish them all the best for the hosting of World Environment Day 2009. I hope you have as much pleasure as New Zealand had hosting the momentous occasion this year. - UNEP

September 25 2008: Wednesday 24 September 2008 - Tropical forested countries are stepping up the fight to combat climate change via a pioneering new initiative called the UN-REDD Programme announced today. - UNEP

September 25 2008: A new, landmark study on the impact of an emerging global "green economy" on the world of work says efforts to tackle climate change could result in the creation of millions of new "green jobs" in the coming decades. - UNEP

September 25 2008: Typhoon lashes southern China, hitting travel, schools - Terra Daily

September 25 2008: Thailand and China to launch monsoon study - Terra Daily

September 25 2008: Researchers Find Animal With Ability To Survive Climate Change - Terra Daily

September 25 2008: Belfast, UK (SPX) Sep 25, 2008 - Queen's researchers have found that the main source of food for many fish - including cod - in the North Atlantic appears to adapt in order to survive climate change. Billions of Calanus finmarchicus, a plankton species, which are just a few millimetres in size, live in the waters of the North Atlantic where the research was carried out. It showed they responded to global warming after the ... - Terra Daily

September 25 2008: How much carbon dioxide is too much? According to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) greenhouse gases in the atmosphere need to be stabilized at levels low enough to "prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system." But scientists have come to realize that an even more acute danger than climate change is lurking in the world's oceans-one th ... - Terra Daily

September 25 2008: Hope fades for trapped miners, death toll rises in Philippines typhoon - Terra Daily

September 25 2008: Baguio, Philippines (AFP) Sept 24, 2008 - The death toll from Typhoon Hagupit in the Philippines rose to eight with hopes fading for 13 gold miners still trapped in a flooded tunnel, officials said Wednesday. The civil defence office said four people were drowned, three killed by landslides and one person electrocuted by a fallen power line after Hagupit hit the archipelago on Sunday. Almost 5,000 people were still displaced by ... - Terra Daily

September 25 2008: Greenland: roar of melting glacier sounds climate change alarm - Terra Daily

September 25 2008: Flooding Might Help Lower Gas Emission From Wetlands - Terra Daily

September 25 2008: Chemical Equator Splits Northern From Southern Air Pollution - Terra Daily

September 25 2008: 46 killed, four million affected in east India floods - Terra Daily

September 25 2008: Amphibians at risk over climate change, habitat loss: Scientists - Terra Daily

September 25 2008: Storms batter China, 18 killed including Briton: state media - Terra Daily

September 25 2008: Storms batter China, killing 14: state media - Terra Daily

September 25 2008: Good place in an economic storm - Sydney Morning Herald

September 25 2008: Ethanol Production Could Ensure Sustainability - Scoop

September 25 2008: 24 September 2008 12:48pm | EcoShow - Local Ethanol Production Could Ensure NZ Farming Sustainability New Zealand farming communities could be growing alcohol based fuels without impacting on the global food supply whilst at the same time benefitting the local environment says American ... - Scoop

September 25 2008: Carbon-rich Molecules In Meteors Brought Life? - Science Daily

September 25 2008: World’s Largest Tsunami Debris Discovered - Science Daily

September 25 2008: World's Largest Tsunami Debris Discovered - A line of massive boulders on the western shore of Tonga may be evidence of the most powerful volcano-triggered tsunami found to date. Up to 9 meters (30 feet) high and weighing up to 1.6 million kilograms (3.5 million ... > - Science Daily

September 25 2008: Severe Climate Change Costs Forecast For Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Tennessee, North Dakota, And Other U.S. States - Science Daily

September 25 2008: September 25, 2008 - - The economic impact of climate change will cost a number of US states billions of dollars, and delaying action will raise the price tag, concludes the latest series of reports produced by the ... > - Science Daily

September 25 2008: 'Chemical Equator' Discovery Will Aid Pollution Mapping - Science Daily

September 25 2008: Old Growth Forest Must No Longer Be Ignored In Carbon Balances - Science Daily

September 25 2008: September 25, 2008 - - Ancient forests, which accumulate large quantities of carbon over the centuries, should be taken into account in global carbon balance assessments. However, such old growth forests were not included ... > - Science Daily

September 25 2008: Abrupt Climate Change Focus Of U.S. National Laboratories - Science Daily

September 25 2008: Comet Dust Reveals Unexpected Mixing Of Solar System - Science Daily

September 25 2008: