Earth Island Journal Climate Change Threatens Food Security in Western Nepal, Say AdvocatesEarth Island JournalTashi Lama, a 52 year-old farmer, seemed unimpressed by my questions about the effect of jalvauparivartan — climate change in Nepali — in his village in the mountains of mid-west Nepal. “I don’t know about jalvauparivartan, but you should have come…

The San Diego Union-Tribune Ignoring climate change just got more expensivePhys.OrgHe published results of an early test-drive of it this week in a National Bureau of Economic Research working paper, titled “Projections and Uncertainties About Climate Change in an Era of Minimal Climate Policies.” Readers of recent headlines might be …Science strives to make climate change…

The BRICS Post UAE establishes council on climate changeThe BRICS PostIn a decree passed on Sunday, Minister of Climate Change and Environment Thani Ahmad Al Zeyoudi established the council in order to “formulate the country’s policy and strategies on climate change, environmental issues, and sustainable development, …UAE forms Council for Climate Change and Environmentgulfnews.comUAE sets up…

New York Times States Will Lead on Climate Change in the Trump EraNew York TimesIt’s hard to know how Mr. Trump will change climate policy, but it is almost certain that he won’t advance it. He told The Times last month that he has an “open mind” about climate change, but has also called it…

China encourages industries to go west, protect environmentReutersBeijing has been trying to correct the imbalance not only in order to promote growth in politically crucial and energy-rich western regions such as Xinjiang and Yunnan, but also to ease environmental pressures in eastern regions, including the … and more »

Global Warming Is Reshaping The Wine-Making WorldNPRDecember 25, 20165:00 PM ET. Heard on All Things Considered. Countries that used to be too cold to produce wine are now able to do so, in part due to global warming. Lee Hannah of Conservation International discusses how this could affect conservation …

CBC.ca Brace for freezing rain on Boxing Day, says Environment CanadaCBC.caIt’ll be an icy Boxing Day in Ottawa and Environment Canada is cautioning people to be careful. The department has issued a freezing rain warning for the capital, adding there could be “significant” ice build-up as a result of conditions on Monday … and more »

The Inquisitr Arctic Heatwave: Experts Warn Of Climate Change’s Effect On North Pole TemperaturesThe InquisitrClimate change may be rearing its ugly head again in the North Pole, as an Arctic heatwave has caused temperatures to rise tens of degrees Fahrenheit warmer than average. A report from the Washington Post described how high Arctic temperatures had …Human-caused…

SFGate New lands commissioner: Address climate change, rural growthSFGateSEATTLE (AP) — The state’s newly elected lands commissioner says her top priorities will be to find ways to strengthen local rural economies and to prepare state lands and communities to deal with climate change. Hilary Franz, an environmental … and more »

Washington Times North Dakota town with growing population challenges Weather Channel’s climate change reportWashington TimesFor a burg that’s supposedly disappearing as a result of climate change, the town of Minot, North Dakota, is expanding rather briskly. The city has seen its population increase by 21 percent since 2010, a factoid not included in last week’s…