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Global Warming News Friday August 17th 2007



Scientists seek new ways to feed the world amid global warmingScientists seek new ways to feed the world amid global warming
(AFP via Yahoo! News: Fri, 17 Aug) On an agricultural research station south of Manila a group of scientists are battling against time to breed new varieties of rice as global warming threatens one of the world's major sources of food.


Irrigation counteracts global warmingIrrigation counteracts global warming
(MSNBC: Thu, 16 Aug) Irrigation can counteract global warming on a local scale, a new study shows, but increasing demand for water is likely to curb that influence in the future, scientists predict.


Blogger forces Nasa to admit global warming figures errorBlogger forces Nasa to admit global warming figures error
(Times Online: Thu, 16 Aug) Nasa officials have admitted that for the past seven years they have used the wrong temperature statistics to assess global warming trends.


Analysis: evidence still shows global warmingAnalysis: evidence still shows global warming
(Times Online Sunday: Thu, 16 Aug) The wrongly calculated temperature statistics have left Nasa with egg on its face, but should have little long term effect beyond handing global warming-deniers a propaganda coup.



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Sunny Brook Greentree and Global WarmingSunny Brook Greentree and Global Warming
(Blogcritics.org: Thu, 16 Aug) We’re here today with Sunny Brook Greentree, the all-wise and all-knowing environmental guru who answers questions about the state of our planet. Today we tackle the topic of global warming. Q: With global warming being such a hot-button issue, the latest global temperature readings are usually big news. Why was it when NASA recently announced that the hottest year on record was 1934, ...


Former Maritime Museum Director Studies Global WarmingFormer Maritime Museum Director Studies Global Warming
(Santa Barbara Independent: Thu, 16 Aug) Ed Cassano — former director of the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum and former commanding officer of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary — is leading a weeklong expedition to the historic Northwest Passage in order to set up a four-year ship-based expedition to study the societal and ecosystem impacts of global warming in the Arctic.


Smog to accelerate global warming: scientistsSmog to accelerate global warming: scientists
(Addict 3D: Thu, 16 Aug) Ozone smog will accentuate global warming this century, for it will damage plants and trees that help soak up carbon emissions, a study to be published on Thursday says.


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.


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