Are extreme weather and global warming linked? (The Christian Science Monitor: Wed, 15 Aug) Maybe. But maybe not. Scientists say not enough evidence exists to blame global warming for the recent heat waves and flooding seen around the world.
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Flesh-eating Disease Is On The Rise Due To Global Warming, Experts Warn (Science Daily: Wed, 15 Aug) Scientists are working on an improved treatment for a debilitating flesh-eating disease which appears to be on the rise due to global warming. Should global warming continue to ravage our planet at current rates, the numbers of people suffering Leishmaniasis, a flesh-eating and sometimes fatal disease will increase dramatically, experts warn.
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Global warming boosts crop disease (AFP via Yahoo! News: Tue, 14 Aug) Global warming will fuel a disease that annually causes hundreds of million dollars in damage to rapeseed plants, used to make canola oil, according to a study released Tuesday.
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Catastrophic nature of Global Warming (Daily News: Wed, 15 Aug) The phrase ‘Global Warming’ has become familiar recently as environmental issues have hit the headlines. Within the past decade, there has been a considerable rise in public awareness and interest in climate change and in the possible impact of human activities on global climate.
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Landfills latest target in global warming fight (Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Wed, 15 Aug) Some of Australia's largest waste companies have joined forces with environmentalists to stop landfills from contributing to global warming.
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