Daily Roundup: March 16, 2009

Don't Blame Ya: The Maldives, a nation threatened more than others by global warming – it’ll be among the first to be underwater should current trends continue – announced that it’ll be carbon-neutral by 2020. Scientific American

In Flow: Today marked the first day of the World Water Forum in Istanbul, Turkey. TreeHugger

Royal Warning: Prince Charles, who is in the Galapagos today, delivered an urgent speech in Brazil before he left, saying that we have “less than 100 months” to save the planet. Yahoo 
and Telegraph

Double Whammy: Experts predict that sea level near New York and the northeastern U.S. will rise twice as much as the rest of the country. National Geographic and ENN

On A Lighter Note: Starlet Jessica Alba was spotted in Paris partaking in Velib, the City of Light’s new bike-sharing program. Ecorazzi

--Avital Binshtock