Freshwater flow to oceans is on the rise.
A study by US researchers recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reported that 18% more fresh water was being fed into the world’s oceans in 2006 from rivers and melting polar ice sheets than in 1994.

Lead scientistDr. Jay Famiglietti of the University of California Irvine noted that greenhouse gases are fueling higher temperatures, which in turn accelerate the global cycle of evaporation and precipitation. Along with rising sea levels, he stated that the effects are a confirmation of earlier forecasts by the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change: Rain-filled storms are on the rise in tropical areas, while millions of people living in semi-arid regions face increasing droughts.

The study, which is ongoing,did not rely on computer modeling but instead analyzed more than a decade of satellite data to track total water volume flowing from the continents into the oceans.

Our sincere thanks, Dr. Famiglietti and colleagues for your detailed efforts to quantify climate change and its effect on all lives. May we heed such factual observations and act while there is still time to renew a more harmonious balance with nature.
During a March 2009 videoconference in Mexico, Supreme Master Ching Hai conveyed her concern for humanity as on many previous occasions in addressing the far-reaching aspects of rising temperatures on the planet.


http://www.physorg.com/news205425928.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39508745/ns/us_news-environment/

Indian Chief Minister Ashok Chavan inaugurates the Samudra Prahari, the first of three ships being commissioned in the waters of Mumbai harbor for eco-friendly endeavors such as quick oil spill clean-up, to minimize damage to wildlife and the environment.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/First-anti-pollution-ship-hits-the-sea/articleshow/6721194.cms

Researchers warn that three new species of frogs just discovered in the richly biodiverse Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania are at risk of habitat loss due to deforestation.

http://news.mongabay.com/2010/0920-hance_newfrogs.html  
http://www.wavuti.com/4/post/2010/10/three-new-forest-frogs-discovered-in-tanzania.html#axzz12vCB7vVp

A report jointly authored by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and other organizations finds that glaciers in China are shrinking with losses of 25% likely by the year 2050 due to climate change, with ocean glaciers reduced by more than 50% due to wet airflow.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/environment/global-warming/Chinas-glaciers-may-shrink-27-percent-
by-2050-Report/articleshow/6720116.cms
http://www.countercurrents.org/chowdhury101010.htm
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/stock-alert/xhua_xinhua-china-news-digest-at-16-00-gmt-oct-
8-1219221.html

As part of an agreement with Norway that will bring a US$1 billion donation as well as a national plan to reduce greenhouse gases, Indonesia pledges a two-year moratorium on issuing new permits for clearing lands through the destruction of primary forests and peatlands.

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/10/19/forest-conversion-halt-begin-next-year.html
http://climate-l.org/news/indonesia-places-moratorium-on-forest-and-peatland-conversion/