Climate & Environment Review: June 1, 2007

Climate & Environment Review
June 1, 2007

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Mixing Politics and Science in Testing the Hypothesis That Greenhouse Warming is Causing a Global Increase
in Hurricane Intensity
Recently, Curry et al. (2006) published an interesting paper on the issue of whether greenhouse warming is causing an increase in hurricane intensity...>>Read More<<

NASA Chief Questions Urgency of Global Warming
NASA administrator Michael Griffin defends the space agency's programs, including plans for a permanent moon base and manned missions to Mars. He also says that while NASA studies climate change, the agency has no authorization to "take actions to affect climate change in either one way or another"... >>Read More<<

President Bush on the G8 Summit and International Climate Policy
[...] At the G8 summit, I'm going to urge our partners to join us in this unprecedented effort to fight these dreaded diseases. America is proud to take the lead. We expect others to join us, as well. If you want to help improve lives on the continent of Africa, and around the world, join with the United States and provide substantial help to fight HIV/AIDS and malaria... >>Read More<<

Permafrost thaw study gives good prognosis
HANOVER, Germany, May 21 (UPI) -- German scientists re-examining projected melting of Arctic permafrost from global warming say massive releases of methane are unlikely this century... >>Read More<<

Fact Sheet: A New International Climate Change Framework
Today, President Bush Announced U.S. Support For An Effort To Develop A New Post-2012 Framework On Climate Change By The End Of 2008. The plan recognizes that it is essential that a new framework include both major developed and developing economies that generate the majority of greenhouse gas emissions and consume the most energy, and that climate change must be addressed in a way that enhances energy security and promotes economic growth... >>Read More<<