A carbon-constrained world 
ScienceAlert
Mitigating climate change will be the most daunting challenge of this century. Fortunately, years of effort and calls to action by environmental experts and other specialists are making an impact on popular attitudes.

Greenpeace cites rising e-waste in Africa
syracuse.com
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Greenpeace called on the world's electronics companies Tuesday to eliminate hazardous chemicals from their products,

A How-To Manual for Large Cities to Build Climate Resilience
ENS
With eight of the world’s 10 largest cities located near rivers or seas and exposed to such climate hazards as flooding, sea level rise, and hurricanes,

Climate change: Prepare for global temperature rise of 4C
Guardian
The UK should take active steps to prepare for dangerous climate change of perhaps 4C according to one of the government's chief scientific advisers. 

Scientists Link Warmer Temperatures to Rainfall Extremes
ENS
The link between a warmer climate and more powerful rainstorms has been confirmed by scientists using both computer models and satellite observations gathered over a period of 20 years. 

Indigenous peoples threatened by climate change
FAONewsroom
Increasingly tough climatic conditions and limited rights to land and other basic resources risk jeopardizing the lives and livelihoods of many indigenous groups that hold the key to our long term survival,

Alarming rise in pollution by Asian giants: Study 
Business Line
Mumbai, Aug. 9 China accounted for a staggering 57 per cent of the growth in carbon emissions from fossil fuel combustion worldwide that, between 2000 and 2007, increased 22 per cent to an estimated 8.2 billion tonnes,

Amazon rainforest threatened by new wave of oil and gas exploration
Guardian,
Vast swathes of the western Amazon are to be opened up for oil and gas exploration, putting some of the planet's most pristine and biodiverse forests at risk, conservationists have warned.

Current climate models 'ignoring brown carbon'
SciDevNet,
[BEIJING] Scientists have found that air pollution from East Asia contains an abundance of 'brown carbon' particles and say that atmospheric models need updating to incorporate their effect.

Once Rare, Coastal Dead Zones Are Multiplying Worldwide
ENS
GLOUCESTER POINT, Virginia, August 15, 2008 (ENS) - Around 1910, when scientists began studying the marine areas of low oxygen known as dead zones, there were only four of them worldwide.

Cape Town faces potential devastation from rising sea levels 
The Times
South Africa’s coastal cities and regions face potential devastation from rising sea levels, with damage that could run into tens of billions of rands.

UN to Help Pacific Island States Fight Climate Change
ENS
The United Nations and Samoa plan to establish an Inter-Agency Climate Change Centre to help coordinate support to Pacific Island countries to combat the impact of global warming in their region.

Climate Change: Environmental conflicts to increase, Kenyan Don says 
Africa Science News Service
When Ugandan soldiers opened fire on Turkana herdsmen from the neighbouring Kenya who had crossed the borders into their country last Sunday in the eye of diplomats, public servants called it a diplomatic breach  

Mengi takes swipe at rich countries on climate change
IPP Media
IPP Limited Executive Chairman Reginald Mengi has said poor countries are economic victims of climate change, and are made to benefit rich countries. 

Wastewater 'widely used' in urban agriculture, report finds
SciDevNet
[BEIJING] Many of the major cities in developing countries are using untreated or partially treated wastewater to irrigate nearby farmland, according to the International Water Management Institute (IWMI).

This Year So Far Coolest For at Least 5 Years - WMO 
Planet Ark
LONDON - The first half of 2008 was the coolest for at least five years, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said on Wednesday. 

New clues to air circulation in the atmosphere
EurekAlert
Air circulates above the Earth in four distinct cells, with two either side of the equator, says new research out today (21 August) in Science. 

Conference splits over deforestation emission cut 
Yahoo News
ACCRA (AFP) - Trading carbon emission rights between developed and developing nations caused a split Sunday between delegates at protracted international climate change talks in Ghana.

Warming threatens crucial Himalayan water resources
Daily Times
Climate change poses a serious threat to essential water resources in the Himalayan region putting the livelihoods of 1.3 billion people at risk, experts said Thursday.

Protection zones not helping reefs, study finds 
AlertNet
LONDON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Conservation zones in the Indian Ocean set up to protect fish stocks are not preventing coral reefs from collapsing due to warmer temperatures or helping to speed their recovery, researchers reported on Wednesday.