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Global Warming News Wednesday October 24th 2007



Global warming may be leading to higher rice yields in China: IRRIGlobal warming may be leading to higher rice yields in China: IRRI
(AFP via Yahoo! News: Tue, 23 Oct) Global warming appears to have led to higher rice yields in northern China while free trade, changing diets, and rapid urbanisation is leading to a decline in rice production elsewhere, officials from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) said.


Global warming in Chile threatens industry, water suppliesGlobal warming in Chile threatens industry, water supplies
(McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News: Tue, 23 Oct) SAN JOSE DE MAIPO, Chile— With a population of 16 million people, Chile doesn't produce much of the greenhouse gases that cause global warming. But it's paying the price.


Inhofe Warns of Global Warming LawsInhofe Warns of Global Warming Laws
(US News & World Report: Tue, 23 Oct) GOP Sen. James Inhofe, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, faulted Democratic Chairwoman Barbara Boxer's leadership of the committee this morning in the most recent of a series of attacks on her handling of global warming legislation.



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Experts: Global Warming Affects HealthExperts: Global Warming Affects Health
(WebMD: Tue, 23 Oct) Public health officials warned a senate committee about the potential health risks of global warming.


Targeting global warming -- New rhetoric or emissions cuts?Targeting global warming -- New rhetoric or emissions cuts?
(Market Watch: Tue, 23 Oct) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- As the concern over global warming has heated up among the world's leaders and the expiration of an international climate treaty draws nearer, evidence points to a rise in rhetoric rather than a rise in effective action to address the increasingly urgent problem of greenhouse gas emissions.


Global warming will 'cull world's species'Global warming will 'cull world's species'
(Daily Telegraph: Tue, 23 Oct) GLOBAL warming could cut a swathe through the planet's species over the coming centuries, warns a study released today which shows a link between rising temperatures and mass extinctions reaching back half a billion years.


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