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NCE UPDATE 21 June 2007 Article Headlines |
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1 China overtakes U.S. as top CO2 emitter: Report AMSTERDAM - China has overtaken the United States as the top emitter of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, because of surging energy use amid an economic boom, a Dutch government-funded agency said on Wednesday. Read more at Reuters |
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2 Move to declare caribou 'endangered' riles Inuit The federal government is set to lock horns with Canada's Inuit over the future of the Peary caribou, a struggling species found only in this country's Arctic region and the focus of years of wrangling over whether to officially declare it endangered. Read more at Ottawa Citizen |
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3 Bird populations plummeting at alarming rate: Audubon report A groundbreaking U.S. study that shows "dramatic declines" in the populations of some of "America's most familiar and beloved birds" cites Canada as co-victim and co-culprit in the losses, but also says this country's vast wilderness will be key to most of the species' recoveries. Read more at Ottawa Citizen |
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4 Many Arctic plants have adjusted to big climate changes, study finds Many Arctic plant species have readily adjusted to big climate changes, repeatedly recolonizing the rugged islands of the remote Svalbard archipelago off Norway’s coast through 20,000 years of warm and cool spells since the frigid peak of the last ice age, researchers report in today’s issue of the journal Science. Read more at New York Times |
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5 Arctic spring's 'rapid advance' Ice in north-east Greenland is melting an average of 14.6 days earlier than in the mid-1990s, bringing forward the date plants flower and birds lay eggs. The team warned that the observed changes could disrupt the region's ecosystems and food chain, affecting the long-term survival of some species. Read more at BBC |
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