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Global Warming News Monday September 17th 2007



Villagers feel effects of global warmingVillagers feel effects of global warming
(Bangkok Post: Sun, 16 Sep) Phangnga _ The small fishing village on Panyee island in the southern province of Phangnga is feeling the effects of global warming, with threats of frequent flooding and earthquakes.


Global warming melts Arctic ice 20 years earlyGlobal warming melts Arctic ice 20 years early
(The Mercury: Sun, 16 Sep) A RAPID rise in the rate that Arctic ice is melting has opened the Northwest Passage, the sea route from Europe to Asia, at least two decades earlier than scientists monitoring the effects of global warming had expected.


Immediate Action Crucial To Tackle Affects Of Global Warming, UN Official WarnsImmediate Action Crucial To Tackle Affects Of Global Warming, UN Official Warns
(EuropaWorld: Sun, 16 Sep) A senior United Nations official called this week for action not only to tackle the causes of global warming by reducing greenhouse gas emissions but also to cope with its effects such as the increasing vulnerability of agriculture, which places developing countries especially at risk.


Read Singer's global warming paperRead Singer's global warming paper
(Aspen Daily News: Sun, 16 Sep) Purveyors of doom and gloom who are sure that human activities will cause catastrophic global warming should read Dr. S. Fred Singer's paper "Global Warming: Man-Made or Natural?" as printed in Imprimus which is available at 800-437-2268.



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Princeton boffins' project aims at reducing jet's role in global warmingPrinceton boffins' project aims at reducing jet's role in global warming
(New Kerala: Sun, 16 Sep) Washington, Sept 16 : Two projects by a Princeton University Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering could reduce the jet plane's role in global warming.


Global warming may bring dengue fever to HokkaidoGlobal warming may bring dengue fever to Hokkaido
(The Japan Times: Sat, 15 Sep) Global warming could bring dengue fever to the northernmost reaches of Japan by expanding the habitat of mosquitoes, which transmit the virus, a recent study by the National Institute of Infectious... Read more ...


Global warming report rates crop yieldsGlobal warming report rates crop yields
(Calcutta News: Sat, 15 Sep) A new report says global warming could send world agriculture into serious decline by 2080 with productivity collapsing in some developing countries.


Global warming may not change zone map extremesGlobal warming may not change zone map extremes
(The Cincinnati Post: Sat, 15 Sep) Q. I read about efforts to redraw the lines in the USDA Hardiness Zone map. I wonder if global warming may affect what plants we can grow, with some warmer-climate plants surviving winters but trees and shrubs from northern areas not faring so well anymore.


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