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UK minister quits Cabinet to fight criminal charge (AP) 3 Feb 2012, 2:43 pm

AP – British leader David Cameron made a third unwanted shake up of his government since 2010 on Friday after Cabinet minister Chris Huhne quit as prosecutors charged him over an alleged attempt to pin a speeding penalty on his ex-wife.

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Storm over climate change among weather forecasters (Reuters) 2 Feb 2012, 9:08 pm

Reuters – You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.

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What Caused the Texas Drought — Global Warming or La Nina? (ContributorNetwork) 31 Jan 2012, 7:34 pm

ContributorNetwork – The drought that still afflicts Texas has given rise to another controversy over the theory of global warming. Two eminent scientists have looked at the same data and have come to sharply different conclusions.

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"Monster" rules Nepal village on climate frontline (Reuters) 27 Jan 2012, 11:27 am

Reuters – Looking at the swirling grey waters of the Bhote Koshi River, Ratna Kaji remembers when it turned into a “monster,” leaving behind a trail of death and destruction.

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Britain ranks top risks posed by climate change (AP) 26 Jan 2012, 1:47 pm

AP – Coastlines, working patterns, and even the country’s most famous meal are under threat from climate change, Britain said Thursday in its first-ever national assessment of the likely risks.

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How climate change, urbanization are changing disaster aid (Reuters) 26 Jan 2012, 11:14 am

Reuters – Picture this: a terrible drought forces you to abandon your meager plot of farmland, so you migrate to a city where the jobs are, only to end up living in a slum regularly submerged by floods.

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New map for what to plant reflects global warming (AP) 26 Jan 2012, 12:36 am

AP – Global warming is hitting not just home, but garden. The color-coded map of planting zones often seen on the back of seed packets is being updated by the government, illustrating a hotter 21st century.

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UN conference returns to Rio with new emphasis (AP) 25 Jan 2012, 2:06 am

AP – Representatives from around the world will be returning to Rio de Janeiro this June — 20 years after the U.N. Earth Summit — but this time the focus will be on sustainable development, not climate change, a Brazilian diplomat said Tuesday.

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Rising wealth of Asians straining world fish stock (AP) 24 Jan 2012, 10:54 am

AP – Rising wealth in Asia and fishing subsidies are among factors driving overexploitation of the world’s fish resources, while fish habitat is being destroyed by pollution and climate change, U.N. marine experts said Tuesday.

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Weaker sun will not delay global warming: study (Reuters) 23 Jan 2012, 9:41 pm

Reuters – A weaker sun over the next 90 years is not likely to significantly delay a rise in global temperature caused by greenhouse gases, a report said Monday.

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