‘Barmer floods cannot be attributed to climate change’
Floods in Rajasthan, drought in the northeast! While lay people puzzle over the curious twist of nature, experts attribute the phenomenon to extreme weather events known to occur globally and not necessarily due to global warming and climate change. At least 138 people have died in floods in the deserts of Barmer in Rajasthan even as the Assam government, which is normally battling floods at this time of the year, has declared ‘drought like’ situations in 22 of its 27 districts.

Global warming campaign a bold step for Aspen Skiing Co.
Who can help but dream of a week at Jackson Hole or Heavenly after spotting a glossy magazine advertisement featuring some gorgeous model in a bright outfit slicing through an uncut field of powder under blue skies? The different resorts might have ads that all look the same, but they sure are juicy. That's what is so intriguing about the Aspen Skiing Co.'s decision to launch an advertising campaign that focuses the attention of readers away from studs, babes and powder, and toward the sober issue of climate change.

The San Diego Declaration on Climate Change and Fire Management
We, as scientists and land managers who focus on fire and its impacts on natural ecosystems, recognize that climate plays a central role in shaping fire regimes and in generating weather that drives fire events. The science surrounding human-caused climate change continues to strengthen and the weather patterns that today shape the ecosystems where we work may be altered dramatically over the coming decades.

PM's climate change views 'fossilised'
Prime Minister John Howard's views on climate change have been dismissed as so fossilised they leave Australia without an adequate response to the problem. Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) president Ian Lowe on Wednesday accused Mr Howard of taking an indefensible path by supporting greenhouse gas - producing coal-fired power stations at the expense of renewable energies. Professor Lowe also warned Labor against changing its current nuclear-cautious policies.

Climate change ‘costs lenders $1bn a year’
The World Bank has estimated the effect climate risk has on its investments worldwide at $200m-$400m a year, a study by the bank has found. The report, Managing Climate Risk-Integrating Adaptation into World Bank Group Operations, was released at the third Global Environment Facility (GEF) assembly in Cape Town. It estimated that climate change added 1%-2% to the bank’s investment portfolio.

Climate change takes its toll on the countryside
Climate change is already altering countryside across the UK and Europe, scientists warn in a report out today. A study of 21 country estates across Europe, including four in the UK, found every one had been affected by a rapidly warming climate, it says. Researchers from the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit and the Country Land and Business Association (CLA), who carried out the study, say urgent action is needed to minimise the impact of climate change on food and forest production.

The threat of global warming is real
A few years ago respected newsman Tom Brokaw, warmed many hearts in our country with his book, The Greatest Generation - a tribute to the Americans who came of age during World War II and its aftermath. What made that generation great, Brokaw believed, was their willingness to make personal sacrifices in order to make the world a better place for those who would come after them. This spirit of practical idealism made America for many years the most admired country in the world