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Researchers: Warming may change Amazon
By Michael Astor Yahoo News 30 Dec 06

Experts say extreme weather on the rise in China
Yahoo News 28 Dec 06


What's the cause of the weather, man? Freak storms, droughts may not be due to global warming Heather Lima Today Online 29 Dec 06

Study links fires to ocean temperatures
By Jeff Barnard, Associated Press Yahoo News 26 Dec 06

Australia ponders climate future
By Phil Mercer BBC 24 Dec 06

Indonesian floods leave 12 dead, 70,000 homeless: Illegal logging blamed Yahoo News 23 Dec 06

The five (or more) people you meet after the flood
By Jaime Ee Business Times Singapore 22 Dec 06

Why no warning on floods?
Meteorological services seem unable to anticipate rains
Plan for floods the way we plan for terror attacks
Letter from Henry Lim Li Shun
Letter from Khoo Lih-Han Today Online 22 Dec 06

Damage caused by floods could run up to millions: shopowners By Valarie Tan Channel NewsAsia 20 Dec 06

21,000 evacuated as floods worsen in Malaysia's south Yahoo News 20 Dec 06

Healing the Environment: Personal carbon credits on the cards By Gwynne Dyer The Straits Times 19 Dec 06

Asia's CO2 Emissions from Transport to Triple - ADB
PlanetArk 15 Dec 06

Sea Level May Rise 40 Percent Higher Than Predicted, Study Says John Roach National Geographic 14 Dec 06

2006 set to be sixth warmest on record: UN weather agency
Yahoo News 14 Dec 06

Fake snow in Alps, Moscow blooms: green Christmas?
By Laura MacInnis Yahoo News 12 Dec 06

Arctic Summers Ice-Free by 2040, Study Predicts
John Roach National Geographic 12 Dec 06

Best of the Green Room BBC 7 Dec 06
Michael Gunter: Wealth seeking among the green concerns
Jeremy Hattingh: Nature's not for taming
Maria Ashot: Climate solutions can be child's play
Steven Walker: After the 'stuff' is gone

Warmed-up oceans reduce key food link
By Seth Borenstein, AP Science Writer Yahoo News 7 Dec 06

El Nino established in Pacific, upsets weather: WMO
Yahoo News 1 Dec 06

Kiwis record Pacific island sinking into sea
By Greg Meylan www.stuff.co.nz 26 Nov 06

Climate Change to Hit South China Economic Engine
PlanetArk 24 Nov 06

Global warming said killing some species
By Seth Borenstein Yahoo News 21 Nov 06

Coral bleaching will hit the world's poor
IUCN 16 Nov 06

'S'pore will practically disappear'
Straits Times 18 Nov 06

Lifestyles 'costing earth dearly'
Straits Times 18 Nov 06

Migratory Animals Most at Risk from Warming - UN
Story by Gerard Wynn PlanetArk 17 Nov 06

Forest fires may actually cool climate
By Randolphe E. Schmid Yahoo News 17 Nov 06

Scientists say pollution may be helpful
By Charles J. Hanley Yahoo News 17 Nov 06

Carbon Offsetting: Does it Work?
Story by Jennifer Hill, Personal Finance Correspondent PlanetArk 17 Nov 06

Diseases appear on rise with temperature
By Charles J. Hanley Yahoo News 15 Nov 06

Global Warming Could Wipe out Most Birds -- WWF
Story by Daniel Wallis PlanetArk 14 Nov 06

Despite their problems, carbon markets are here to stay, say experts by Karen Calabria Yahoo News 10 Nov 06

'Obscenity' of carbon trading
Viewpoint by Kevin Smith BBC 9 Nov 06

Climate change threatens agricultural crisis: U.N.
By Gordon Bell Yahoo News 9 Nov 06

Warming threat to earth's seas, marine life endangers mankind: study by Lucie Peytermann Yahoo News 9 Nov 06

Expert says Australian drought is 'worst in 1,000 years'
by Lawrence Bartlett Yahoo News 7 Nov 06

Effects of haze on greenhouse gases and pollution are huge, says SEC By Yvonne Yong Channel NewsAsia 6 Nov 06

Addressing climate change to be priority in years ahead for Environment Ministry By Hasnita A Majid Channel NewsAsia 4 Nov 06

Australia turns to sunshades, water spray to save Great Barrier Reef Yahoo News 3 Nov 06

Climate change gases reach record levels in 2005: WMO
by Peter Capella Yahoo News 3 Nov 06

Clean & Green Week 2006 to focus on youth and climate change By Farah Abdul Rahim Channel NewsAsia 1 Nov 06

Australia says Kyoto a symbolic failure
By Rob Taylor Yahoo News 1 Nov 06

Climate change may trigger global recession, report to warn Yahoo News 26 Oct 06

Drought forces 40 pct production cut: Australia wheat exporter by Marc Lavine Yahoo News 25 Oct 06

Researchers: Half the World's Coral Reefs Could Die in 25 Years 'The Global Bunsen Burner is Cranking Up' Underwatertimes 25 Oct 06

Global forests disappearing for a pittance: World Bank
Carbon trading can save forests Yahoo News 23 Oct 06

Climate change could lead to more failed states: British FM Yahoo News 24 Oct 06

Singapore Environment Council raises $10,000 from charity film screening By Valarie Tan Channel NewsAsia 22 Oct 06

Refugees, Disease Big Risk from Global Warming - UN
Story by Ben Blanchard PlanetArk 20 Oct 06

Singapore Environment Council raises $10,000 from charity film screening By Valarie Tan Channel NewsAsia 22 Oct 06

This year's Clean & Green Week campaign targets climate change By Hasnita A Majid Channel NewsAsia 17 Oct 06

Rising Seas Could Leave Millions Homeless in Asia
Story by Michael Perry PlanetArk 10 Oct 06

All can play part in beating global warming: expert
By Jeremy Lovell Yahoo News 6 Oct 06

Marine Expedition: Severe Damage to Madagascar Coral Reefs from Rising Sea Temperatures Underwatertimes 6 Oct 06

Earth may be at warmest point in 1 million years
By Deborah Zabarenko PlanetArk 25 Sep 06

World Heritage sites may soon be off tourism map
Yahoo News 22 Sep 06

Global Warming Takes a Break
by Sara Goudarzi Yahoo News 21 Sep 06

2,000 CF Light Bulbs Distributed Free to Promote Energy-saving By West Coast Green ENN 20 Sep 06

Melting Greenland ice sheet spells more bad news on climate change By Patricia Reaney Yahoo News 20 Sep 06

Scientists shocked as Arctic polar route emerges
Yahoo News 20 Sep 06

Exxon misleads on climate change: UK Royal Society
By Gerard Wynn PlanetArk 20 Sep 06

Saudi wary of 'green' policies to reduce oil consumption
by Omar Hasan Yahoo News 20 Sep 06

Polar bears drown, islands appear in Arctic thaw
By Alister Doyle Yahoo News 15 Sep 06

World Has 10-Year Window to Act on Climate - Expert
Story by Mary Milliken PlanetArk 15 Sep 06

The gathering storms: How man is making the wind blow
By Michael McCarthy and Abigail Townsend
The Independent 12 Sep 06


Climate change seen pushing plants to the brink
By Jeremy Lovell Yahoo News 12 Sep 06

Global warming to wash away beaches, warns Spanish study Giles Tremlett in Madrid The Guardian Unlimited 11 Sep 06

Ocean is slowly claiming village in Papua New Guinea
By Evan Osnos Macon.com 24 Aug 06

Rations? Lightbulbs? How to Fight Climate Change
PlanetArk 18 Aug 06

US suffers world's first climate change exodus: study
Channel NewsAsia 17 Aug 06

Protective ozone layer to remain thin for longer: UN
Yahoo News 18 Aug 06

Scientists urge deep-sea cure for climate change
By Jason Szep Yahoo News 15 Aug 06

Seven days to green your life
The Independent 14 Aug 06

In Warmer World, Even Inuit Buy Air Conditioners
Story by Alister Doyle PlanetArk 8 Aug 06

British 'climate porn' yields passive response to problem: study Yahoo News 3 Aug 06

How global warming has thrown nature into disarray
Alan MacDermid The Herald 28 Jul 06

Warmer waters disrupt Pacific food chain
Yahoo News 22 Jul 06

UN says mangroves in Pacific under threat
By Michael Casey, AP Environmental Writer
Yahoo News 17 Jul 06


S'pore firms can now trade carbon emission credits
Valerie Law Today Online 13 Jul 06

The illness in Planet Earth
Viewpoint by James Lovelock BBC 6 Jul 06

Climate change 'real and severe'
By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC 6 Jul 06

Long-haul birds 'returning early'
By Catherine Owen BBC 2 Jul 06

Warmth sends leatherbacks north
BBC 1 Jul 06

Scientists investigate giant algae bloom off Canada's west coast AFP Yahoo News 29 Jun 06

Next Victim of Warming: The Beaches
By Cornelia Dean New York Times 20 Jun 06

Buildings Can Fight Global Warming, Says World Resources Institute Guidebook By World Resources Institute ENN 21 Jun 06 Office

Climate change may affect East Asia differently to North Atlantic nations, study suggests University of Newcastle upon Tyne EurekAlert 20 Jun 06

West's emissions 'fuelling destruction of Heritage Sites'
By Roger Harrabin in Belize The Independent 9 Jun 06

'Hope for coral' as oceans warm
By Richard Black BBC 7 Jun 06

Global Warming Is Spurring Evolution, Study Says
Richard A. Lovett National Geographic 8 Jun 06

Environmental Defense Launches Million Light Bulb Campaign Contributed by Jessica Bosanko PlanetSave 7 Jun 06

Global Warming May Swamp Hawaiian Wildlife, Study Warns James Owen National Geographic 5 Jun 06

The real cost of going green
By Emil Petrie BBC 2 Jun 06

Rice research in next 10 years to focus on global warming, drought Yahoo News 1 Jun 06

Scientists Say Arctic Once Was Tropical
By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press ENN 1 Jun 06

Dutch preparing for 35-centimeter (14-inch) ocean rise by 2050 Written by Toby Sterling PlanetSave 31 May 06

MEWR launches public consultation on National Climate Change Strategy Today Online 31 May 06

TV ads that doubt climate change are 'misleading'
By Andrew Buncombe The Independent 25 May 06

Al Gore's "Inconvenient Truth" Movie: Fact or Hype?
Stefan Lovgren National Geographic 24 May 06

Attenborough goes to war over climate
Juliette Jowit, environment editor The Guardian 21 May 06

Al Gore to play weatherman at Cannes
Channelnews Asia 21 May 06

'Carbon Dioxide... We Call It Life,' U.S. TV Ads Say
By Deborah Zabarenko, Reuters ENN 18 May 06

Ozone Layer Shows Signs of Recovery, Scientists Claim
By Patricia Reaney, Reuters ENN 4 May 06

Global Warming Weakens Vast Pacific Climate System
Story by Deborah Zabarenko PlanetArk 4 May 06

Greenhouse gases continue to rise
Reuters, Associated Press, Agence France-Presse
The Straits Times 3 May 06


Global Warming Behind Record 2005 Storms - Experts
Story by Thom Akeman PlanetArk 26 Apr 06

Increase in disasters linked to environmental damage
People and Planet 24 Apr 06

Making changes in everyday habits help to save environment
The Straits Times 22 Apr 06

A load of hot air?
By Simon Cox and Richard Vadon BBC Online 19 Apr 06

Singapore gears up to tackle climate change
by Radha Basu The Straits Times 15 Apr 06

S'pore joins global pact on greenhouse gases
The Straits Times 13 Apr 06

Developing nations may save the tropical forest
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute EurekAlert 14 Apr 06

Climate Change Shattering Marine Food Chain
Stephen Leahy Inter Press Service News Agency 10 Apr 06

Scientists Breed Rice to Defy Climate Change
Story by Dolly Aglay PlanetArk 12 Apr 06

Global Warming Threatens Extinctions - Report
Story by Alister Doyle PlanetArk 11 Apr 06

Climate Change on the Flip Side
By Katherine Unger ScienceNOW Daily News 3 Apr 06

Research in Pacific shows ocean trouble Acidity rises, oxygen drops, scientists find
By Lisa Stiffler Seattle Post-Intelligencer 3 Apr 06

Global warming unstoppable, but still chance to stop major disasters, scientists say
What you can do to cut back on global warming
Written by Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
PlanetSave 3 Apr 06

Caribbean Coral Suffers Record Bleaching, Death
By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press ENN website 31 Mar 06

Climate Change Big Threat to East Asia - World Bank
PlanetArk 31 Mar 05

Global Warming Is Rapidly Raising Sea Levels, Studies Warn John Roach National Geographic 23 Mar 05

UN urged to save glaciers and reefs
Emergency meeting debates protection of natural wonders
David Adam The Guardian 16 Mar 05

Global Warming Threatens New Guinea Paradise - Report PlanetArk 9 Mar 05

Statoil, Shell Set World's Biggest CO2 Seabed Plan
Story by John Acher and Ina Vedde-Fjaerestad
PlanetArk 9 Mar 05


Singapore to stem the flow: Agrees to join climate treaty to cut emission of greenhouse gases
Lee U-Wen Today Online 8 Mar 06

Mangrove appeal
by Radha Basu The Straits Times 1 Mar 05

Getting kids fired up about global warming
By Keiichi Kaneko Asahi Shimbun 1 Mar 06

Greenland Glaciers Disappearing More Quickly - Study
Story by Maggie Fox PlanetArk 17 Feb 06

BBC links to huge climate project
BBC 14 Feb 06

Kyoto Protocol celebrates first anniversary
WWF 13 Feb 06

Impact of Krakatoa Eruptions Lasted Decades - Study
Story by Patricia Reaney PlanetArk 9 Feb 06

Students take on the weather for national study
by Radha Basu The Straits Times 6 Feb 06

Hurricanes Shape New Natural Order
By Cain Burdeau, Associated Press ENN 30 Jan 06

Global warming study: polar ice sheets could start to melt this century AFP Channel NewsAsia 30 Jan 06

Global Warming May Cause Sea Levels to Rise 34 Centimeters by 2100 By Michael Casey Associated Press ENN 27 Jan 06

Whale Birth Decline Tied to Global Warming, Study Says
Nicholas Bakalar National Geographic 18 Jan 06

Global Warming - The Blame Is not with the Plants
EurekAlert 18 Jan 06

Landslides Could Worsen with Global Warming - UN
Story by Alister Doyle PlanetArk 18 Jan 05

Fewer wetland birds migrate to UK
BBC 16 Jan 05

World's Big Polluters Fund Cleaner Fossil Fuels
Story by James Grubel PlanetArk 13 Jan 06

New Source of Global Warming Gas Found - Plants
PlanetArk 12 Jan 06
The forgotten methane source EurekAlert 11 Jan 06

Climate-Change Fungus is Wiping out Frogs – Study told
Story by Patricia Reaney PlanetArk 12 Jan 06
Climate change drives widespread amphibian extinctions
EurekAlert 11 Jan 05

Deep-rooted plants have much greater impact on climate than experts thought EurekAlert 11 Jan 06

Are We Reaching the Peak of Oil Production?
Written by E Magazine PlanetSave 6 Jan 06

Get ready for climate change refugees, Australia told
Channel NewsAsia 5 Jan 06

Warm weather 'to boost food bugs'
BBC 4 Jan 06

links
Related articles on Global issues: biodiversity biodiversity loss, extinction threats, commercial applications of biodiversity
Related articles on Global issues: tsunami and the environment Media and other articles discussing the role of mangroves and coral reefs in mitigating the effect and the impact on the natural environment and the people that depend on them.

Ecological footprint: yours, Singapore's
Singapore Environment Council website has lots of links to find out how green your home, office and school are, and tips on the 3Rs
Archives of newspaper articles on the 3Rs on Recycling Point Dot Com
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change website

 
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