AP - Barren and uninhabited, Hans Island is very hard to find on a map. Yet these days the Frisbee-shaped rock in the Arctic is much in demand — so much so that Canada and Denmark have both staked their claim to it with flags and warships. The reason: an international race for oil, fish, diamonds and shipping routes, accelerated by the impact of global warming on Earth's frozen north.

AP - Al Gore has taken some heat lately for spreading the word about global warming.

Reuters - Supporters of closer European integration used the 50th anniversary of the EU on Saturday to press for a swift overhaul of the bloc that would prepare it for 21st century challenges such as terrorism and climate change.

Reuters - China is on course to overtake the United States this year as the world's biggest carbon emitter, estimates based on Chinese energy data show, potentially pressuring Beijing to take more action on climate change.

AFP - The world should invest 10 billion dollars annually to halve deforestation in the fight against global warming, Nicholas Stern, the author of a key climate change report, said Friday.

Reuters - Global warming may be bad for asthma sufferers because of longer plant growing seasons and signs that weeds scattering vast amounts of pollen are conquering new territory, experts say.

Reuters - The United States is developing a system to track atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, which could help scientists project future climate change, a government researcher said.

AFP - Global warming is threatening Canada's harp seals, protesters warned Thursday, calling for this year's annual cull to be cancelled to spare seals already in peril from retreating ice.

The Christian Science Monitor - Forget the documentary "An Inconvenient Truth." Disregard rising public concern over global warming. Ignore the Kyoto Protocol.