An unusual cold snap has hit northeastern Thailand, killing fish, and causing the monkey population to suffer as they are not used to such cold weather conditions. Plants have died prematurely due to the cold as in some areas the temperature has dropped to only seven degrees...
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Cold weather in Europe has claimed up to 13 more lives as the icy winter weather hit the continent, closing schools, roads, airports, and forcing people to go yet another day without heat and power. The gas cuts in...
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British climate scientists have predicted that 2009 will be one of the top five warmest on record, as the average temperature is expected to be more than 0.4 degrees celsius above the average. This is despite the...
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"A spacecraft made of folded paper may sound far-fetched, but Japanese scientists believe it could be possible for a paper plane launched from space to reach Earth intact.
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have tested small, origami planes made of special paper for 30...
""Concrete measures related with climate change need to be taken to deal with these phenomena," WWF`s international`s Program Director for Climate Change Han Verolme said here Monday.Speaking on the sidelines of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...
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Canadian-born Mr Adolph has built about 40 igloos in Alberta, where he
has a guiding business, but this is his first on New Zealand North Island's
highest mountain. "COLD COMFORT: New Zealand's coolest hotel...
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"Bright sun, warm Earth. Coincidence?Lorne Gunter, National PostPublished: Monday, March 12, 2007Mars's ice caps are melting, and Jupiter is developing a second giant red spot, an enormous hurricane-like storm.The...
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A report set to be released by the UN reports that global warming may pose a short-term benefit for people living in the northern hemisphere, like Canada and Russia. Our crops and tourism might improve for a brief...
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"2007 set to be world's warmest year - Met Office
LONDON (Reuters) - This year is set to be the hottest on record worldwide due to global warming and the El Nino weather phenomenon, the Meteorological Office said on Thursday.
The Met Office said the combination of factors...
Global warming could wipe out the Amazon rainforest in less than a century say Brazilian researchers:"Jose Antonio Marengo, a meteorologist with Brazil's National Space Research Institute, said that global warming, if left unchecked, will reduce rainfall and raise...
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"The death toll from California's record-breaking heat wave has reached 132 on the first day in nearly two weeks that temperatures were expected to stay below 38 degrees celsius across most of the US state.
The big jump in the death count came primarily from Los Angeles...
Animations show the anticipated flooding in major U.S. cities as global warming raises sea levels. There will be stronger hurricanes. Even relatively weak storms will be able to do great damage.
created by Haecus | 5 years ago 5418 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
The ice will melt. The sea will rise. Coastal cities will have only TWO choices - Build a dam against the rising sea or relocate the city inland. It will be impossible for a future President to ignore the coast of the USA.
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