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Is global warming driving Australia’s bushfires?
features.csmonitor.com - 2/16/2009
Is global warming driving Australia’s bushfires?
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The deadly wildfires that tore across southeastern Australia this past week have prompted some experts to look beyond the arsonists, lightning strikes, and carelessly discarded cigarette butts to a more complex culprit: climate change. While all agree that it is impossible to link any single ...
The Role of Climate Change in Australia's Fires
time.com - 2/10/2009
The Role of Climate Change in Australia's Fires
— time.com — Time Magazine: The raging infernos that have left more than 160 people dead in southern Australia burned... with such speed that they resembled less a wildfire than a massive aerial bombing. Many victims caught in the blazes had no time to escape; their ... (more) The Role of Climate Change in Australia's Fires

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reuters.com - 2/10/2009
Australia fires a climate wake-up call: experts
— reuters.com — By David Fogarty, Climate Change Correspondent, Asia SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Weekend bushfires in Australia that killed 173... people are a climate change wake-up call for the public and politicians and a window to the future, experts said on Tuesday. With ... (more) Australia fires a climate wake-up call: experts

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Australian wildfire ferocity linked to climate change: experts
news.yahoo.com - 2/10/2009
Australian wildfire ferocity linked to climate change: experts
— news.yahoo.com — SYDNEY (AFP) Australia is naturally the most fire-prone continent on earth but climate change appears to be... making the wildfires that regularly sweep across the country more ferocious, scientists said Monday. The intensity of the firestorm that killed ... (more) Australian wildfire ferocity linked to climate change: ...

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Ecoearth.info Blog:  US considers pika protection due to warming

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US considers pika protection due to warming
Ecoearth.info Blog — ... in the Endangered Species Act that required federal agencies to consult with government scientists to determine whether a project is likely to harm any listed species. Under the new rule, agencies such as the Federal Highway Administration can in many cases simply check with their own personnel before launching an infrastructure project. This rule change, which went into effect nine days before Barack Obama’s inauguration, is expected to take many months, if not years, to reverse. ...

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