Friday Linkfest #89

Your guide to what happened this week... it's Friday Linkfest...

The ups and downs of global warming:

A new study brings hope that the worst can still be avoided if greenhouse gases are cut by 70% by the end of the century, as Europe and the US intend, limiting temperature rises to 2C, instead of 4.
Unfortunately, 9 out of 10 climate change experts don't believe current political efforts will be able to keep warming below the 2C target, according to a poll.
As for what climate change will look like, look no further than Australia. Already plagued by droughts, fires, killer heat waves, wildlife extinction and mosquito-borne illness, Australia's plight may very well be what's in store for the rest of the world.

This week's birds & bees talk:

Migratory birds are facing another climate change related challenge, as many species will have to fly longer distances to reach their breeding grounds, which are shifting northwards.
The WWF is warning that the days of the Mediterrenean bluefin tuna are numbered under the current fishing regime. Unless fisheries are closed immediately, the bluefin could be wiped out in 3 years.
A Spanish study brings hope for a cure for the Colony Collapse Disorder afflicting bee populations in Europe and the USA, with the successful treatment of a parasitic infection.

And finally, something to bring joy to geeky green hearts everywhere:

Conservationists have come up with a creative way to restore UK's fragile moorlands: spray-on moss.
Japan is attempting to save its coral reefs by developing a coral transplanting technique to restore life to the floundering reefs around Okinawa islands.
McAfee calculated the 'Carbon Footprint of Spam': 0.3g of CO2 per penis enlargement offer. Another reason to wipe out the scourge of the intertubes?

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