Global Warming in the News
Global Warming News Thursday August 16th 2007



Are extreme weather and global warming linked?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.


Flesh-eating Disease Is On The Rise Due To Global Warming, Experts WarnFlesh-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.


Kids urged to take state's global warming challengeKids urged to take state's global warming challenge
(Examiner: Wed, 15 Aug) Youths and their families can take action at home to combat global warming by participating in the New Jersey Global Warming Summer Challenge.


Folsom Preteen Attempting To Solve Global WarmingFolsom Preteen Attempting To Solve Global Warming
(CBS 13 Sacramento: Wed, 15 Aug) An 11-year-old Folsom boy is on his way to helping to to solving global warming.



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Global warming boosts crop diseaseGlobal 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.


Global warming: As evidence grows, skeptics melt awayGlobal warming: As evidence grows, skeptics melt away
(The Standard-Times: Wed, 15 Aug) From shifting fisheries to rising seas, global warming makes for an uncertain environmental and economic outlook here in Southcoast. But it’s not all bad news.


Catastrophic nature of Global WarmingCatastrophic 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.


Landfills latest target in global warming fightLandfills 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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