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DHAKA, Jan 5, 2012 (IPS) - With floods, droughts and other calamities battering deltaic Bangladesh regularly, farmers need little prompting in switching to climate-resistant varieties of rice, wheat, pulses and other staples. Continued here: Farmers Bet on Climate-Proof Crops

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Attorneys, accountants and small business owners take note: New IRS rules for tax preparers went into effect Jan. 1. The new IRS rules include education requirements, background checks, and competency exams for different classes of tax preparers. The changes aim to protect consumers from "the inept and the unscrupulous," a board member with the California Tax Education Council...

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Starbucks has been sued by California woman Janet Marx over her prosthetic leg. She claims she was discriminated against because of her disability. Marx's prosthetic became loose, so se went into a Stockton-area Starbucks to use the restroom. She wanted to tighten a screw on her leg. On her way to the restroom, a Starbucks employee chased her...

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Storms and rising sea levels could wreak havoc as defences that protect beaches and dykes are overwhelmed See the article here: Belgium fears for its fragile coastline

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An Ecuadorean appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling that Chevron Corp should pay $18 billion in damages to plaintiffs who accused the U.S. oil giant of polluting the Amazon jungle and damaging their health. Read more: Ecuador court upholds $18 billion ruling against Chevron

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The chytrid fungus, which is responsible for the collapse of numerous amphibian populations as well as the extinction of entire species, has been located for the first time in India, according to a paper in Herpetological Review. Researchers took swabs of frog in the genus Indirana in the Western Ghats and found the killer fungus known as chytridiomycosis....

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KHARTOUM, Jan 2, 2012 (IPS) - The multi-billion dollar Merowe Dam on the Nile River more than doubled Sudan's electricity supply, but its environmental impacts are still unknown to the public, and communities whose villages were flooded have not yet received compensation. Visit link: No Clear Studies on Impacts of Merowe Dam

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Scientists exploring underwater vents near Antarctica find a world of creatures thriving in temperatures of 400C Go here to read the rest: Pale octopus, hairy-chested yeti crab and other new species found

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Climate change projections may "grossly" underestimate the extinction of animal and plant varieties because the models don't account for species movement and competition, U.S. researchers said. See the original post: Climate Change Models May Underestimate Extinction, Study Shows

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MELBOURNE: Researchers have discovered the world's first hybrid sharks in Australian waters, indicating that animals are adapting to climate change for survival. View post: Climate change: Hybrid sharks mark survival strategy