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Global warming means longer, more severe drought for West Africa
As the earth warms up, the effects of global warming in West Africa will mean that the droughts that the people already experience will only get longer and more severe.In the late 20th century, about 100,000 people died in the Sahel drought that lasted for decades. Scientists... Watching water for a day!
"If it's yellow, keep it mellow, If it's brown, flush it down". William Shakespeare on how to behave in the 'water closet', 1647 - Much Ado About Nothing.Today is World Water Day. Big Deal!
I hate... 328 views | 77 recommendations | 11 comments
Water - some inconvenient truths.
Forget the wrangling over Washinton's $700 billion bail out of Western capitalism. This is World Water Month, a story highlighted by NowPublic but ignored by the rest of the world's media. My bet is... 525 views | 45 recommendations | 21 comments
Global Disruption” More Accurately Describes Climate Change, Not “Global ...
This is a great interview with John Holdren, a professor of environmental policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and lawyer Stephen Susman who is representing Kivalina islanders, Native Alaskan people who have to be moved, because of global warming, to the...Somali Crisis 'Worse than Darfur'
Although much of the world's attention has been recently focused on the burgeoning global food crisis, the challenging situation in Somalia is among the worst. Due to a combination of violent conflict,...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
246 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
246 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
Global Warming; Killing Bulgarian Hookers Economy ...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorNow I have heard everything, Global Warming is now the answer to everyones problem. Don't feel like going to work, blame it on Global Warming. Your...
created by Barry ORegan | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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1502 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Canada and Russia: Global warming winners?
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...UN agency pressures Ban on climate crisis summit
""I know the Kenyan government has proposed to have such a summit. I'm going to discuss that with the president (Kenya's Mwai Kibaki)," he told reporters during a brief visit to a Nairobi slum. "Climate change is one of the most important issues that the international...2006: the year that global warming came into sharp focus
"It has been a hot year. The average temperature in Britain for 2006 was higher than at any time since records began in 1659. Globally, it looks set to be the sixth hottest year on record. The signs during the past 12 months have been all around us. Little winter snow in the...'More disasters' for warmer world
"Rising temperatures will increase the risk of forest fires, droughts and flooding over the next two centuries, UK climate scientists have warned. Even if harmful emissions were cut now, many parts of the world...NowPublic on Facebook
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