Al Jazeera: Climate change – who cares?

Source: Al Jazeera As delegates from 193 nations meet in Cancun, public concern about climate change appears to be declining. David Poort Last Modified: 05 Dec 2010 11:25 GMT As delegates from 193 nations are meeting in Mexico for the Cancun climate summit [...] Read more...

The Philippine Star: Latin bloc scolds rich countries at climate talks

Source: The Philippine Star By AP (The Philippine Star) Updated December 05, 2010 12:00 AM Mexico - A bloc of Latin American countries issued a stern warning to rich nations Friday that unless they commit to new emissions cuts, the UN climate talks in Cancun [...] Read more...

Weather Disaster

Monitor on Weather Disasters More extreme weather is observed today than was recorded 30 years ago. Wind, rains, wildfires, and flooding have claimed lives throughout human existence. Climate change is intensifying these phenomena, worsening floods, storms, [...] Read more...

Health Impact

Monitor on Health Impact Disease, not disasters, accounts for the vast majority of human deaths due to climate change. Higher temperatures and stress on water and food supplies do have serious impacts on human health, but changes in climate also enable some [...] Read more...

Habitat Loss

Monitor on Habitat Loss The often irreversible loss of human habitat to deserts and rising sea levels are among the most vivid effects of the change in our climate. Increasing temperatures contribute to rising sea levels and cause deserts to expand. These changes [...] Read more...

AlertNet: Two thirds of states seen highly vulnerable to climate change by 2030

Source: AlertNet LONDON (AlertNet) - Around two thirds of countries will become highly vulnerable to climate change by 2030, unless efforts to tackle global warming are stepped up fast, according to an international index launched on Friday. The "Climate [...] Read more...

The Hindu: No decision now on second commitment to Kyoto Protocol: Figueres

Source: The Hindu CANCUN: As the first week of negotiations draws to a close at the United Nations climate change conference here, it seems that Cancun can't. It was in any case not expected to deliver any decision on the commitments to the second phase of [...] Read more...

ABC News: Latin Bloc Scolds Rich Countries at Climate Talks

The Climate Vulnerability Monitor 2010 said the effects of climate change could contribute to the deaths of 5 million people by 2020. Read more...

msn News (India): Latin bloc scolds rich countries at climate talks

Source: msn News (India) CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — A bloc of Latin American countries issued a stern warning to rich nations Friday that unless they commit to new emissions cuts, the U.N. climate talks in Cancun will fail. Negotiators from Venezuela, Bolivia [...] Read more...

Fox News: Latin bloc scolds rich countries at climate talks

Source: Fox News CANCUN, Mexico –  A bloc of Latin American  countries issued a stern warning to rich nations Friday that unless they commit  to new emissions cuts, the U.N. climate talks in Cancun will fail. Negotiators from Venezuela, Bolivia, Nicaragua [...] Read more...