Green light: US climate impacts, hamsters and Darwin's finches

Having trouble viewing this email? Green news roundup: US climate impacts, hamsters and Darwin's finches The week's top environment news stories and green events • If you're not already receiving this roundup, sign up here to get the briefing delivered to your inbox Environment editor theguardian.com, Wednesday 7 May 2014 11.36 EDT Climate change's assorted harms are expected to become increasingly disruptive across the nation throughout this century and beyond, according to the National Climate Assessment. Photograph: Charlie Neibergall/AP News • Climate change wreaking havoc in America's backyard, scientists warn • Religious leaders should divest from fossil fuels, says UN climate chief • More Chinese than Europeans identify themselves as environmentalists • Aerial pesticide spraying of UK woods to go ahead despite fears over wildlife • Invasion of albino snakes threatens Gran Canaria wildlife • Electric car sales speed up as UK plugs in to global trend Blogs • Paula Kahumbu: The war on poaching cannot be won in the field unless we take on high-level corruption • Climate change: what are the worst impacts facing America? • More than 400 dams planned for the Amazon and headwaters • The top ten global warming 'skeptic' arguments answered • Sexual assault in the saddle: why it sucks to be a woman cyclist sometimes Photography and video • GDT Nature photographer of the year 2014 – in pictures • The week in wildlife – in pictures • The beauty of windfarms – in pictures • Darwin's finches deploy pesticides to combat blood-sucking maggots • Science Weekly podcast: can we save the Galapagos? Features and comment • The goblin shark: a rare glimpse of something truly hideous • Christiana Figueres: Faith leaders need to find their voice on climate change • Brazil's 'chainsaw queen' takes on environmentalists • Chris Packham: Why I'm fighting to stop the slaughter of Malta's wild birds ...And finally • France launches action plan to save endangered hamster €3m plan to increase numbers of the Great Hamster of Alsace, which has suffered from farmers changing crops Sign up for the Guardian Today Our editors' picks for the day's top news and commentary delivered to your inbox each morning. Sign up for the daily email You are receiving this email because you are a Green Light subscriber. Click here if you do not wish to receive Green Light emails from the Guardian News and Media. Click here to find out about other Email Services from the Guardian. Guardian News & Media Limited - a member of Guardian Media Group PLC. Registered Office: Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9GU. Registered in England No. 908396