Winter forecast a mild one as temperatures get toastier
The Northern Hemisphere is the warmest this year since record-keeping started 127 years ago, according to the National Climatic Data Center.

World must fix climate in less than 10 years: UNDP
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Unless the international community agrees to cut carbon emissions by half over the next generation, climate change is likely to cause large-scale human and economic setbacks and irreversible ecological catastrophes, a United Nations report says on Tuesday.

Rising sea disrupts flights in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesia’s environment minister said Tuesday that global warming was to blame after the capital of Jakarta was partially flooded, forcing thousands of people to flee homes and cutting off a highway to the international airport.

EU says on track for Kyoto if more measures taken
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The 15 European Union countries that committed to cut greenhouse gas emissions collectively by 8 percent in 2008-2012 are on track to reach that goal provided they implement extra measures, the EU executive said on Tuesday.

Canadian PM under fire for not fighting climate change
Ottawa, Nov 27 (Xinhua) Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s stance on climate change at the Commonwealth meeting came under fire with opposition accusing the government of ’sabotaging’ world environmental efforts.

Chicago Puts Plans in Motion to Green 1,900 Miles of Alleys
CHICAGO, Nov. 27, 2007 — The city, which says it has the most alleys of any city in the world, will have refurbished 46 of its back streets to conserve water and reduce summer heat by the end of this year, and will gradually improve the rest of the city’s alleys.

Air Pollution on Google Earth. Erin Brockovich Would’ve Loved This. (by Kristen Nicole at Mashable)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has created a Google Earth map mashup that shows air quality across the nation… There’s even a 3-D map overlay that lets you view the level of air pollutants that are coming from specific businesses. You can see this if you tilt your map, and it’s most useful when used with 3D map renderings, complete with business buildings and all.

British business chiefs demand ‘greener’ companies
LONDON (AFP) – Britain’s leading employers’ body, the CBI, on Tuesday urged the business sector to tackle climate change, but its ideas drew a lukewarm response from environmental pressure groups.

Ancient trees to be cloned for ‘living library’
Scientists have launched a project aimed at solving the mystery of the giant redwood tree: What allows it to grow so tall and live so long?

Dinosaur find dries Australian water project
CANBERRA (Reuters) – A hoard of dinosaur bones has been discovered at the site of a planned desalination plant meant to deliver Australia’s second biggest city from drought, forcing a re-think of the A$3 billion ($2.7 billion) project.

‘Ultrasound’ of Earth’s Crust Reveals
Research announced this week by a team of U.S. and Japanese geoscientists may help explain why part of the seafloor near the southwest coast of Japan is particularly good at generating devastating tsunamis, such as the 1944 Tonankai event, which killed at least 1,200 people. The findings will help scientists assess the risk of giant tsunamis in other regions of the world.

US plans GPS satellite navigation upgrade to rival EU
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US military is working on super-powerful updates to its GPS satellite navigation technology to try to trump the rival European Galileo project which just received key funding, experts say.