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Tuesday, October 25, 2005


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Half of Coral Reefs Could Be Destroyed (AP)
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Tue, 25 Oct 2005 14:10:09 GMT
AP - Nearly half of the world's coral reefs may be lost in the next 40 years unless urgent measures are taken to protect them against the threat of climate change, according to a new report released Tuesday by the World Conservation Union.

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Global Warming Sparks Increased Plant Production in Arctic Lakes (SPACE.com / LiveScience.com)
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Mon, 24 Oct 2005 17:00:19 GMT
SPACE.com / LiveScience.com - Biological activity in some Arctic lakes has ratcheted up dramatically over the past 150 years as a result of global warming, according to a new study.

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EU launches new measures to protect seas, oceans (Reuters)
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Mon, 24 Oct 2005 16:19:24 GMT
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An aerial view of the Pacific Ocean near the uninhabited Minami Iwojima Island, about 870 miles south of Tokyo, July 3, 2005. Climate change, oil spills and commercial fishing have put oceans and seas at risk, driving the EU's executive branch to launch new measures to clean up and protect waters surrounding the European Union. (Japan Coast Guard/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Climate change, oil spills and
commercial fishing have put oceans and seas at risk, driving
the EU's executive branch to launch new measures to clean up
and protect waters surrounding the European Union.




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Australia wins praise for Great Barrier Reef protection plan (AFP)
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Mon, 24 Oct 2005 05:06:30 GMT
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- The Wistari and Herron Reefs in the Great Barrier Reef off Australia's northeastern coast. Australia, a frequent target of criticism from environmentalists for refusing to ratify the Kyoto Protocol on global warming, received the World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) top accolade for its efforts to protect the Great Barrier Reef(AFP/File)AFP - Australia, a frequent target of criticism from environmentalists for refusing to ratify the Kyoto Protocol on global warming, received the World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) top accolade for its efforts to protect the Great Barrier Reef.



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Global Warming a Major Threat to Africa (AP)
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Fri, 21 Oct 2005 23:38:09 GMT
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- This undated file photo supplied by Ohio State University shows the Furtwangler ice wall on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, whose glaciers are rapidly retreating. The potential consequences of global warming could be devastating for the world's poorest continent, international experts warned at a conference on climate change wrapping up in South Africa, Thursday Oct. 20, 2005. (AP Photo/ Professor Lonnie Thompson/Ohio State University/HO)AP - Deadly epidemics. Ruined crops. The extinction of some of Africa's legendary wildlife. The potential consequences of global warming could be devastating for the world's poorest continent, yet its nations are among the least equipped to cope.



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Wilma a record-setter, but records scant: experts (Reuters)
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Thu, 20 Oct 2005 22:24:43 GMT
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A general view of the beach at the resort town of Cancun in Mexico's state of Quintana Roo as Hurricane Wilma approaches October 19, 2005. Described by meteorologists as potentially catastrophic, Wilma dumped rain on the Honduran coast and whipped up winds that briefly reached nearly 175 mph (280 km). (Daniel Aguilar/Reuters)Reuters - The 2005 hurricane season has spawned
three of the most intense Atlantic storms on record with
Katrina, Rita and now Wilma, fueling the debate over global
warming's impact on hurricanes.




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(Reuters)

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Greenland icecap thickens slightly despite warming (Reuters)
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Thu, 20 Oct 2005 22:22:58 GMT
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Icebergs dot coastal waters on the shores of Greenland in this view taken from an commercial airliner flying at 37,000 feet on September 2, 2004. Photo is taken just north of Godfarb on the west coast. Greenland's ice-cap has thickened in recent years despite predictions of a thaw triggered by global warming, according to a report in the journal Science on October 20, 2005. (Andy Clark/Reuters)Reuters - Greenland's ice-cap has thickened slightly
in recent years despite wide predictions of a thaw triggered by
global warming, a team of scientists said on Thursday.




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Dutch windmills at risk from climate change (Reuters)
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Thu, 20 Oct 2005 18:07:42 GMT
Reuters - Windmills, one of the Netherlands' trademarks, may go idle because of less wind as a result of climate change, Dutch scientists predict.

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S.Africa opposed to watered down Kyoto (Reuters)
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Thu, 20 Oct 2005 14:05:57 GMT
Reuters - South Africa said on Thursday that it would staunchly oppose any moves to water down the targets laid out for developed countries under the Kyoto climate change pact at an upcoming U.N. meeting in Montreal.

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Eight states, NYC appeal global warming dismissal (Reuters)
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Wed, 19 Oct 2005 20:15:25 GMT
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Vermont Attorney General William H. Sorrell (2nd L), joined by New Jersey Attorney General Peter C. Harvey (L), Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal (2nd R) and New York Attorney General Elliot Spitzer at a press conference in New York on July 21, 2004. Eight states and the city of New York have appealed last month's dismissal of their global warming lawsuit against five of the largest U.S. utilities. (Peter Morgan/Reuters)Reuters - Eight states and the city of New York
have appealed last month's dismissal of their global warming
lawsuit against five of the largest U.S. utilities.




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States, NYC appeal global warming dismissal (Reuters)
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Wed, 19 Oct 2005 19:45:35 GMT
Reuters - Eight states and the city of New York have appealed last month's dismissal of their global warming lawsuit against five of the largest U.S. utilities.

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Top scientific group warns of growing natural disasters (AFP)
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Wed, 19 Oct 2005 12:14:11 GMT
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- Flooded roads in Louisiana after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita smashed into the US Gulf Coast. The International Council for Science warned that the world will witness more deadly natural disasters as global warming accelerates, with unchecked population growth putting large numbers of people at risk.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)AFP - The world will witness more deadly natural disasters as global warming accelerates, with unchecked population growth putting large numbers of people at risk.



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Polar regions take center stage in climate crisis (Reuters)
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Wed, 19 Oct 2005 05:02:43 GMT
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World scientists are aiming to spell out in graphic detail the threat of flooding faced by millions of people from America to Asia as global warming melts the polar ice caps. In this file photo Aerial Greenland's west coast is pictured from commercial airliner. Photo is taken just north of Godthab, or Nuuk in the local language, on the west coast. Picture taken September 2. 2004 (Andy Clark/Reuters)Reuters - World scientists are aiming to spell out
in graphic detail the threat of flooding faced by millions of
people from America to Asia as global warming melts the polar
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(Reuters)

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Puget Sound Region Feeling Climate Change (AP)
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Tue, 18 Oct 2005 23:53:37 GMT
AP - The Puget Sound region is feeling the impact of climate change — from flooding to warmer waters — and things could be getting worse, according to a report by University of Washington researchers.

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Expert: Warming Trends Could Plague N.M. (AP)
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Tue, 18 Oct 2005 23:52:13 GMT
AP - Warming trends could cause more water shortages in New Mexico, a climatologist predicts. Experts point to carbon dioxide emissions at the primary cause of global warming.

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South Africa calls for new push against climate change (AFP)
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Tue, 18 Oct 2005 14:56:24 GMT
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- South Africa's Environment Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk addresses a press conference in April 2004. South Africa called for a renewed effort to combat global warming to bring on board the United States and Australia who have rejected the Kyoto protocol.(AFP/File/Anna Zieminski)AFP - South Africa called for a renewed effort to combat global warming to bring on board the United States and Australia who have rejected the Kyoto protocol.



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Bushmen's quiver tree threatened by climate change (Reuters)
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Tue, 18 Oct 2005 14:35:35 GMT
Reuters - A famed desert tree used for generations by Africa's bushmen to make quivers for their arrows is threatened by global warming, a conference heard on Tuesday.

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Climate change to reduce into rice yields: IRRI (AFP)
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Tue, 18 Oct 2005 13:33:11 GMT
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- A farmer plants rice in her paddy field on the outskirts of Yangshou in China's southwest Guangxi province. The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) warned that climate change resulting from human activity is likely to lead to reduced rice yields and the problem may only be manageable if action is taken starting right now.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - Climate change resulting from human activity is likely to lead to reduced rice yields and the problem may only be manageable if action is taken starting right now, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) experts warned.



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Global warming takes toll on Africa's coral reefs (Reuters)
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Tue, 18 Oct 2005 13:09:24 GMT
Reuters - Global warming is taking a toll on coral reefs off east Africa, which will likely be killed off in a few decades if sea surface temperatures continue to rise, a leading researcher warned on Tuesday.

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S.Africa govt, business to measure CO2 emissions (Reuters)
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Mon, 17 Oct 2005 14:01:48 GMT
Reuters - South Africa's government and business signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Monday under which the private sector committed itself to monitoring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions linked to global warming.



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