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Brazil finalizes 2011 deforestation data

Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) on Tuesday finalized its 2011 estimate for deforestation in the Amazon region.

The threat posed by climate change in Bangladesh – in pictures

Millions of poor people in Bangladesh are risking their lives, homes and land because they are forced to live along constantly changing river systems.

Geoengineering Could Disrupt Rainfall Patterns

ScienceDaily (June 6, 2012) – A geoengineering solution to climate change could lead to significant rainfall reduction in Europe and North America, a team of European scientists concludes. The researchers studied how models of Earth in a warm, CO2-rich world respond to an artificial reduction in the amount of sunlight reaching the planet’s surface.

Survey: Climate attitudes are polarizing

WASHINGTON, June 5 (UPI) — Americans’ attitudes toward climate change are polarizing, with both skepticism and alarm increasing during the last decade, a Yale University survey found.

Arctic forestation could warm climate

OXFORD, England, June 5 (UPI) — Warming climate has turned some areas of arctic tundra into forests and if those areas grow they could accelerate global warming, European scientists say.

Latin American and Asian Cities Lead Way in Planning for Global Warming

ScienceDaily (June 5, 2012) – Quito, Ecuador, is not considered a global leader by most measures. But there is one way in which Quito is at the forefront of metropolises worldwide: in planning for climate change.

U.S. cities lag in climate change prep

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 5 (UPI) — Cities most active in preparing for climate change are not always the biggest or wealthiest, with Latin America ahead of U.S. cities, a survey found

It’s Primary Day

It’s June 5th, and that means that California’s presidential primary election is happening today. Your employees may be entitled to time off for voting….

Hawaii Supreme Court ruling requires judges to instruct jurors on eyewitness ID when asked

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS – June 04, 2012 – HONOLULU – The Hawaii Supreme Court has ruled that trial judges must instruct the jury on how to evaluate eyewitness identification, if requested by the defense attorney. State judges …