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Global Warming News Thursday August 30th 2007



Flooding risk from global warming badly under-estimated: studyFlooding risk from global warming badly under-estimated: study
(AFP via Yahoo! News: Wed, 29 Aug) Global warming may carry a higher risk of flooding than previously thought, according to a study released on Wednesday by the British science journal Nature.


Fund established to ease global warming problems in Asia and AfricaFund established to ease global warming problems in Asia and Africa
(International Herald Tribune: Wed, 29 Aug) The Rockefeller Foundation will invest $70 million over the next five years to help Asian cities and African farmers withstand floods, droughts and other global warming hazards.


Global warming risks incorrect says reportGlobal warming risks incorrect says report
(TVNZ: Thu, 30 Aug) Current predictions for global warming underestimate the risk of floods and overestimate the impact of droughts by not taking into account the role plants play in absorbing carbon dioxide, researchers said on Thursday.


Global warming will get wetter yet – forecasters forgot the plantsGlobal warming will get wetter yet – forecasters forgot the plants
(Times Online: Wed, 29 Aug) Global warming could leave Britain facing more severe flooding than existing models predict because they have failed to take account of the way that plants’ consumption of water will change with the atmosphere, scientists said yesterday.



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Young Conservatives host 'beach party' for global warmingYoung Conservatives host 'beach party' for global warming
(The Daily Toreador: Thu, 30 Aug) The Young Conservatives of Texas hosted a "global warming beach party" Wednesday in front of the Student Union Building. Organizers spoke with Texas Tech students about current climate issues and passed out informative packets concerning global warming. Josh Brownlow, a sophomore geology major from Boerne, said the purpose of Wednesday's event was to inform students about climate change ...


Thomas wrong on global warmingThomas wrong on global warming
(Mankato Free Press: Wed, 29 Aug) Cal Thomas’ column denying global warming, published Aug. 20 in The Free Press, is dead wrong, in my opinion. The evidence supporting human-induced global warming is overwhelming.


Janet Ritz: NOAA: Global Warming is RealJanet Ritz: NOAA: Global Warming is Real
(HuffingtonPost: Thu, 30 Aug) Four scientists from the established U.S. government agency responsible for reporting on the weather have put it in writing: Global warming is real and it is caused primarily by greenhouse gases.


Global warming still up in the air as far as Georgia is concernedGlobal warming still up in the air as far as Georgia is concerned
(Creative Loafing Atlanta: Wed, 29 Aug) By Scott Henry.In Florida, Republican Gov. Charlie Crist confronted the threat of global warming when he launched an aggressive program to limit greenhouse gases and appointed an advisory panel stocked with scientists and environmentalists. Out West, such red states as Arizona, Utah and New Mexico have joined with California and Oregon in vowing to reduce the percentage of their energy that comes ...


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