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An Inconvenient Truth

Sat, 27 May 2006 03:07:25 GMT

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Opening Day in New York and Los Angeles

May 24th, 2006

Opening day has arrived in New York and Los Angeles along with some terrific reviews - please help spread the good word by linking/posting to them on your blogs:

“surprisingly engaging…intellectually exhilarating,…could hardly be more urgent. “An Inconvenient Truth” is a necessary film” - A.O. Scott, The New York Times

“…illuminating, fascinating and sometimes frightening.” - Claudia Puig, USA Today (* * * 1/2 out of 4 stars)

“highly persuasive” - Kevin Crust, The Los Angeles Times

Currently we’re 88% fresh at Rottentomatoes.com with 100% Fresh Rating with the Cream of the Crop critics (as of 11am ET)

We’ve listed the theaters opening today. Please click on the theater for showtimes and tickets.

AMC Loews Lincoln Square 12 in New York
Landmark Sunshine Cinema in New York
The Arclight Cinemas in Los Angeles
Laemmle’s Monica 4-Plex in Santa Monica

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Climate change evidence stronger

Thu, 11 May 2006 22:27:47 GMT

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Clip Source: today.reuters.co.uk

Climate change evidence stronger: scientist

COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - Global temperatures may be increasing more quickly than first thought, and evidence is stronger that humans are causing the rise, the World Bank's Chief Scientist Robert Watson told Reuters on Thursday.

Scientists widely accept that climate change is happening and could cause more extreme weather, global warming and rising sea levels.

But the scale of change and its cause are hotly contested, as blocs of countries including Europe and the United States are split on how quickly the world should act.

The U.N.-founded group, the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has prepared its fourth report, at draft stage and due for publication in 2007, on the case for climate change, and finds that evidence has hardened, Watson said.

The IPCC's research work is split into working groups, with scientific evidence delegated to Working Group 1.

"Everybody I've talked to in Working Group 1 says the evidence (for climate change) is getting stronger, that this is more and more solid ... and (evidence) that most observed warming is due to human activities," said Watson, who is former chairman of the IPCC.

The third report in 2001 spoke of "new and stronger evidence" that human activities were warming the globe, in turn stronger than the previous report in 1995, which described a balance of evidence suggesting discernible human influence.

Citing most recent, and not necessarily IPCC research, Watson also found a consensus emerging that an expected rise in world temperatures by 2100 compared to 1990 was at the upper end of previous estimates. Continued...

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Antarctic shelf 'hangs by thread'

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:44:45 GMT

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Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

A chunk of ice the size of the Isle of Man has started to break away from Antarctica in what scientists say is further evidence of a warming climate.

Satellite images suggest that part of the ice shelf is disintegrating, and will soon crumble away.

The Wilkins Ice Shelf has been stable for most of the last century, but began retreating in the 1990s.

Six ice shelves in the same part of the continent have already been lost, says the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).

Professor David Vaughan of BAS said: "Wilkins is the largest ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula yet to be threatened.

"I didn't expect to see things happen this quickly. The ice shelf is hanging by a thread - we'll know in the next few days or weeks what its fate will be."

Tags: climate change, global warming, antarctica, wilkins ice shelf, science

Extreme weather breaks records in 2007

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 22:23:31 GMT

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Clip Source: africa.reuters.com

Extreme weather breaks records in 2007

GENEVA (Reuters) - The world experienced a series of record-breaking weather events in early 2007, from flooding in Asia to heatwaves in Europe and snowfall in South Africa, the United Nations weather agency said on Tuesday.

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said global land surface temperatures in January and April were likely the warmest since records began in 1880, at more than 1 degree Celsius higher than average for those months.

There have also been severe monsoon floods across South Asia, abnormally heavy rains in northern Europe, China, Sudan, Mozambique and Uruguay, extreme heatwaves in southeastern Europe and Russia, and unusual snowfall in South Africa and South America this year, the WMO said.

"The start of the year 2007 was a very active period in terms of extreme weather events," Omar Baddour of the agency's World Climate Programme told journalists in Geneva.

Tags: climate change, global warming, weather, science

The Earth fights back

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:40:43 GMT

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Clip Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Never mind higher temperatures, climate change has a few nastier surprises in store. Bill McGuire says we can also expect more earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides and tsunamis

Unlike most apparently intractable problems, which have a tendency to go away when examined closely and analytically, the climate change predicament just seems to get bigger and scarier the more we learn about it.

periods in our planet's history when the climate was swinging about wildly, most notably during the last ice age, it appears that far more than the weather was affected

an increase in volcanic activity, earthquakes, giant submarine landslides and tsunamis

there was a close correlation between how quickly sea levels went up and down during the last ice age and the level of explosive activity at volcanoes in Italy and Greece

how can rising sea levels cause volcanoes to erupt?

answer lies in the enormous mass of the water pouring into the ocean basins

seems to be sufficient to load and bend the underlying crust.

Tags: science, earth, global warming, earthquakes, volcanooes

Global warming blamed for vanishing lake

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 02:17:50 GMT

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Clip Source: news.yahoo.com

Global warming blamed for vanishing lake

SANTIAGO, Chile - Scientists on Tuesday blamed global warming for the disappearance of a glacial lake in remote southern Chile that faded away in just two months, leaving just a crater behind.

The disappearance of the lake in Bernardo O'Higgins National Park was discovered in late May by park rangers, who were stunned to find a 130-foot deep crater where a large lake had been.

After flying over the lake Monday scientists said they were able to draw preliminary conclusions that point to climate change as the leading culprit for the lake's disappearance.

They suggested the melting of nearby glaciers raised the lake's level to the point where the increased water pressure caused part of a glacier acting as a dam to give way. Water in the lake flowed out of the breach, into a nearby fiord and then to the sea, said Andres Rivera, a glaciologist with Chile's Center of Scientific Studies.

Tags: climate change, global warming, chile, disappearing lake

Extreme heat blamed for 30 deaths in Europe

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 16:59:35 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The hottest summer of the recorded history has just begun...

Clip Source: www.climateark.org

Extreme heat blamed for 30 deaths in Europe

Southeastern Europe baked in searing temperatures yesterday, with nearly 30 deaths blamed on the heat in recent days across the region.

Electricity supplies, particularly in Greece and Albania, were straining to keep up with demand as air conditioning use spiked during the year's first major heat wave.

Temperatures reached 40 C in Athens yesterday, with a top recorded temperature of 45 C on the island of Rhodes, according to state NET television.

The heat in Athens, exacerbated by high humidity and pollution levels, had tourists and residents scurrying for shade and guzzling cold water. Many abandoned the city for local beaches.

Meteorologists said this could be the warmest June in 90 years and that Greece is on track for the hottest summer in a quarter century - adding fuel to global warming fears.

Tags: climate change, weather, global warming, europe

Deforestation: The hidden cause of global warming

Thu, 17 May 2007 16:28:21 GMT

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Clip Source: news.independent.co.uk

In the next 24 hours, deforestation will release as much CO2 into the atmosphere as 8 million people flying from London to New York. Stopping the loggers is the fastest and cheapest solution to climate change. So why are global leaders turning a blind eye to this crisis?

The accelerating destruction of the rainforests that form a precious cooling band around the Earth's equator, is now being recognised as one of the main causes of climate change. Carbon emissions from deforestation far outstrip damage caused by planes and automobiles and factories.

The rampant slashing and burning of tropical forests is second only to the energy sector as a source of greenhouses gases according to report published today by the Oxford-based Global Canopy Programme, an alliance of leading rainforest scientists.

Tags: climate change, global warming, deforestation

Earth has warmest December-February on record

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 23:56:05 GMT

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Clip Source: news.yahoo.com

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Earth has experienced its warmest December-February since records began 128 years ago, a US agency said in a report which has added fire to global warming concerns.

A record warm January worldwide pushed average temperatures to 1.3 degrees Fahrenheit (0.72 degrees Celsius) above normal for the 20th century, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.

It was the highest average temperature for the period since records began in 1880, the NOAA, said in its report released on Thursday.

Europe has had its hottest winter on record and European experts say the spring and summer are also likely to be the warmest ever.

Tags: climate change, global warming, earth, weather, climate, science

Australia to Change Lightbulbs to Curb Warming

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:26:00 GMT

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Clip Source: www.climateark.org

Australia will be the world's first country to ban incandescent lightbulbs in a bid to curb Greenhouse gas emissions, with the government saying on Tuesday they would be phased out within three years. Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull said yellow incandescent bulbs, which have been in use virtually unchanged for 125 years, would be replaced by more efficient compact fluorescent bulbs by 2009.

"By that stage you simply won't be able to buy incandescent lightbulbs, because they won't meet the energy standard," Turnbull told local radio.

Australia along with the U.S. has refused to sign up to the Kyoto Protocol setting Greenhouse Gas reduction targets, calling instead for an agreement requiring energy-hungry developing countries like India and China to help combat climate change.

Turnbull said the banning of incandescent bulbs would help trim 800,000 tonnes from Australia's current emissions level by 2012 and lower household lighting costs by 66 per cent.

Tags: climate change, global warming, environment, australia, lightbulbs, energy

"It May Be Too Late to Save the Ice Caps"

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 23:10:22 GMT

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The new report is expected to say this means there is "a significant probability that some large-scale events (eg deglaciation of major ice sheets) may no longer be avoided due to historical greenhouse gas emissions and the inertia of the climate system".

Clip Source: www.commondreams.org

Climate Change: Scientists Warn It May Be Too Late to Save the Ice Caps

by David Adam

A critical meltdown of ice sheets and severe sea level rise could be inevitable because of global warming, the world's scientists are preparing to warn their governments. New studies of Greenland and Antarctica have forced a UN expert panel to conclude there is a 50% chance that widespread ice sheet loss "may no longer be avoided" because of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

The melting process could take centuries, but increased warming caused by a failure to cut emissions would accelerate the ice sheets' demise, and give nations less time to adapt to the consequences. Areas such as the Maldives would be swamped and low-lying countries such as the Netherlands and Bangladesh, as well as coastal cities including London, New York and Tokyo, would face critical flooding.

Tags: climate change, global warming, greenhouse gases, ice caps, environment

Climate of Fear in Sinking Country

Sat, 03 Feb 2007 00:30:44 GMT

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Thousands of “climate refugees” are estimated to have left the region to find work in the cities or neighbouring India. Those who stay are slowly learning to adapt, with the help of activists

Clip Source: www.commondreams.org

Climate of Fear in Sinking Country
Global warming peril to Bangladesh
Flooding may hit 40 million by 2100

When Iman Ali Gain first heard about climate change a couple of years ago, he thought that it was a joke.

How could the habits of people in the West affect him, a 65-year-old shrimp farmer in southwestern Bangladesh?

He still has no concept of the science behind global warming, which will be outlined in a United Nations report today. But he does not need the 2,500 experts of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to prove that his world is under threat. Climate change here is a day-to-day reality that scientists say could make 17 million Bangladeshis homeless by 2030.

Tags: climate change, global warming, bangladesh

U.N. panel blames humans for warming

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:18:35 GMT

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The draft accord projects that Arctic ice will shrink, and perhaps disappear in summers by 2100, while heatwaves and downpours would get more frequent. The numbers of tropical hurricanes might decrease but the storms would become stronger.

Clip Source: news.yahoo.com

U.N. panel blames humans for warming

PARIS (Reuters) - The U.N. climate panel agreed its starkest warning yet on Thursday that human activities are causing global warming that may bring more droughts, heatwaves and rising seas, delegates said.

The report, due for release on Friday and bolstering conclusions from a 2001 study, may put pressure on governments and companies to do more to curb greenhouse gases mainly from burning fossil fuels in power plants, factories and cars.

Scientists and government officials in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the most authoritative group on global warming, agreed it was "very likely" that human activities were the main cause of warming in the past 50 years, delegates said.

In IPCC language, "very likely" means at least 90 percent probability and is the strongest link to human activities since the IPCC was set up in 1988. The previous study in 2001 said a link was "likely," or 66 percent probable.

IPCC officials declined comment, saying that the report would be issued on Friday at 0830 GMT.

Tags: climate change, global warming, greenhouse gases

2007 predicted to be world's warmest year

Sun, 07 Jan 2007 12:42:51 GMT

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Clip Source: news.yahoo.com

2007 predicted to be world's warmest year

LONDON (Reuters) - This year is set to be the hottest on record worldwide due to global warming and the El Nino weather phenomenon, Britain's Meteorological Office said on Thursday.

The Met Office said the combination of factors would likely push average temperatures this year above the record set in 1998. 2006 is set to be the sixth warmest on record globally.

"This new information represents another warning that climate change is happening around the world," said Met Office scientist Katie Hopkins.

Tags: climate change, global warming, 2007

Snow? In Australia?!?

Mon, 25 Dec 2006 10:58:02 GMT

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clipper's remarks: More freakish weather...and not a snowflake in sight here where it should be. Here in the country where I live at the moment, we've only had below freezing temps two nights in ALL! Just read, that here it's been/is the hottest winter on record EVER! No global warming some say? Yeah right!! Tell it to the Easter Bunny!

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Snow In Australia Whites-out Forest Fires

08:50 AM, December 25th 2006
by News Staff

Thousands of volunteers battling forest blazes in Australia's south-east corner received a timely Christmas present Monday when snow fell on fires that over the last three weeks have burned 870,000 hectares.

"I didn't actually believe it until it actually came last night," volunteer fireman Paul Koenig told national broadcaster ABC in the Mt Buller ski resort in Victoria.

"It's put the white cover across the buildings and the white cover over the ground, so it looks beautiful," he said.

In Melbourne, the state capital, it was the coldest Christmas Day in 70 years. In the neighbouring state of New South Wales temperatures also plummeted with the Thredbo ski resort receiving a dusting of snow.

In Hobart, the Tasmanian state capital, children were throwing snowballs where a week ago smoke plumed from a forest on fire.

"We've come all the way from England for a warm summer and here we are in the snow in Hobart, but we're still enjoying it," one tourist told the ABC.

Weather bureau forecaster Scott Williams said the unseasonably low temperatures meant fires in three states could be extinguished by the end of the week.

"It's a terrific Christmas present for the firefighters," Williams said. "It's going to go a long way to putting the fires out."

At their height, 4,000 firefighters were pitched against the blazes. There were contingents from New Zealand as well as from the military. Dozens of water-bombing aircraft have been in action.

Forest fires sparked by lightning or set by arsonists are a feature of the hot southern hemisphere summer. Four years ago seven people were killed, 500 houses razed and 3 million hectares of forest lost - an area three times the size of Britain.

© 2006 DPA

Tags: global warming, climate change