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Amazon Drought Caused Huge Carbon Emissions
04-Feb-2011
Date: 04-Feb-11
Country: RIO DE JANEIRO
Author: Stuart Grudgings

A widespread drought in the Amazon rain forest last year was worse than the "once-in-a-century" dry spell in 2005 and may have a bigger impact on global warming than the United States does in a year, British and Brazilian scientists said on Thursday.More frequent severe droughts like those in 2005 and 2010 risk turning the world's largest rain forest from a sponge that absorbs carbon emissions into a source of the gases, accelerating global warming, the report found.

 

Pacific Northwest Warned Of Climate Change Dangers
04-Feb-2011
Date: 04-Feb-11
Country: CANADA
Author: Allan Dowd

Washington state and the province of British Columbia launched a joint effort on Wednesday to warn residents of North America's Pacific Northwest about the danger that climate change poses to coastal communities.Officials say they hope that by increasing public awareness about issues such as rising sea levels they can revive flagging support for fighting global warming in the neighboring U.S. state and Canadian province.

 

Cyclone May Be Tipping Point In Australia Climate Policy Debate
03-Feb-2011
Date: 03-Feb-11
Country: AUSTRALIA
Author: David Fogarty

Australia has endured two of its deadliest summers on record, blamed in part on global warming, but record fires, floods and cyclones have not persuaded it to take strong action on climate change.But some experts hope that Wednesday's arrival of giant Cyclone Yasi on the coast of Queensland, already hit by massive floods last month, will help bring more of a sense of urgency to the political debate over climate policy.

 

UK Home Gas Use Sinks Due To Higher Energy Efficiency
03-Feb-2011
Date: 03-Feb-11
Country: BRITAIN
Author: Karolin Schaps

British household gas demand has fallen sharply in four years mainly due to improved home energy efficiency, according to a report published on Wednesday.
Users could save another 6 billion pounds ($9.73 billion) until 2015 if they lost less energy at home, the report added.