Global Warming in the News

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Global Warming News Friday February 16th 2007

Some global-warming skeptics stick to aggressive tactics
(International Herald Tribune: Thu, 15 Feb) Both sides acknowledge that the debate has changed significantly in recent weeks, after a panel of international scientists said there was a probability that humans contribute to global warming.

Gore Sets Global Warming Concerts on Seven Continents
(Update1: Thu, 15 Feb) Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) - A group headed by former Vice President Al Gore is planning a single day of concerts on seven continents featuring more than 100 performers, including Bon Jovi, Snoop Dogg and Fall Out Boy, to promote awareness of global warming.

Bruce Friedrich: Food for Thought on Global Warming
(HuffingtonPost: Thu, 15 Feb) Despite the wave of frigid air that swept in with the new year, 2006 was the warmest year on record in the United States. The United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a scien tific panel that met recently to discuss global warming, reported that climate change is "very likely" caused by human activities, including burning fossil fuels and cutting down forests. The IPCC ...

Global warming to fuel disease in South Asia
(Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News: Fri, 16 Feb) NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Millions more South Asians will suffer from diseases like malaria and cholera, or go hungry due to global warming, but governments are not fully aware of the dangers, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday.

Global warming may mean more malaria: Malaysian minister
(The Nation: Fri, 16 Feb) Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's environment minister has warned that global warming could lead to a surge in mosquito-borne diseases like malaria as warmer climes improve breeding conditions, reports said Friday.

Environmental groups analyze global warming plan
(WNPR Connecticut Public Radio: Fri, 16 Feb) HARTFORD, CT (2007-02-16) A coalition of environmental groups released a report today analyzing the state's progress on a plan to reduce emissions that cause global warming. WNPR's Nancy Cohen reports.

Can technology save us from global warming?
(Minnesota Public Radio: Thu, 15 Feb) It's tempting to believe technology, both known and yet-to-be-invented, will avert a future global warming disaster (perhaps without much sacrifice on our part). Reporter Dan Olson deconstructs our technological faith, and looks at how far the promise of human ingenuity will get us.

Global warming spells rise in tropical diseases
(The Star Online: Thu, 15 Feb) PUTRAJAYA: Tropical diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, jaundice and encephalitis will most likely be on the rise due to global warming, as mosquitoes thrive on such climatic conditions.

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