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Consensus?
Global Warming Consensus? The phrase scientific consensus suggests something approaching unanimous agreement among scientists. However even a rudimentary survey of scientific literature reveals there to be very little agreement on the subject of climate...
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Is she kidding?
The Sky Isn't Falling; Despite Decades of Dire Predictions by 'Environmentalists,' Earth's Future Is Greener Than Ever, Reports Competitive Enterprise Institute To: National and Assignment Desks, Environment Reporter The 1970's brought us many things,...
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Extincted species
‘Extinct’ birds in comeback but no hope for dodo by Ed Stoddard JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Scientists beware: don't count your extinct bird species because one of them may hatch. Several supposedly extinct birds have recently been "rediscovered," raising...
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Animal condition in circuses
Hello, everybody, My name is Françoise, but just call me Fran. I live in Paris, France and this is the first time i've started blogging for this theme. I'm particularly concerned by the place of animals in our societies, especially for scientific and...
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Wind farms 3
Wind farms: For and against A new wind farm is planned in . Local girls Angelica and Sarah have very different views on it. Angelica tells us why she thinks it's a good idea, and Sarah lets us know why she's very much against it. For "It's important to...
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More hurricanes this year
Government forecasts more hurricanes this year By Christopher Doering WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season will be worse than previously expected, with as many as 21 tropical storms and 11 hurricanes, the U.S. government predicted...
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Hurricane Emily
Hurricane Emily menaces Jamaica Category 4 storm passing south of Caribbean island CNN) -- Hurricane Emily -- an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph -- continued to gather strength Saturday as it spun through...
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New US climate plan 3 : the Australian side
Australia, US form climate change pact: report Australia and the United States , who have been criticised for remaining outside the Kyoto protocol on greenhouse gases, have now reportedly formed their own pact on climate change. A report in The Australian...
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Mexico stops using CFCs
Mexico Beats Deadline, Stops Using CFCs By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ, Associated Press Writer MONTERREY, Mexico -- Mexico has stopped producing ozone-depleting chemicals four years before a deadline set by an international agreement, the environment secretary...
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Wilma update
This NOAA satellite image taken Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2005, at 2:15 a.m. EDT shows thick clouds associated with Hurricane Wilma centered west-southwest of Jamaica. The storm is expected to remain a strong hurricane the next few days while moving north-northwest...
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Global warming and insurance costs
Global warming to raise storm damage costs-insurers By James Kilner LONDON (Reuters) - The cost of cleaning up storm damage will balloon unless the world takes urgent action to cut harmful emissions warming the globe, the Association of British Insurers...
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Global warming & Katrina
Did Global Warming Boost Katrina's Fury? Experts: Rise in Temperature Added More Water to Storm's Surge Sept. 14, 2005 — If Katrina had struck the Gulf Coast just three decades earlier, the results might have been quite different. It would have still...
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Illegal logging in Indonesia
Another tragedy in Aceh: Illegal logging "We heard a big sound and ran away as fast as we could," said Sahbudin, describing how he and his family in Aceh Tenggara managed to escape the ravaging mixture of water, mountain rocks and cut logs that cascaded...
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The definition of the greenhouse effect
The greenhouse effect The greenhouse effect is the natural process by which the atmosphere traps some of the Sun's energy, warming the Earth enough to support life. Most mainstream scientists believe a human-driven increase in "greenhouse gases" is increasing...
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Animal condition in circuses n°2
Hello, everybody, I'd like to illustrate my own views about the condition of animals in circuses with this video from the Humane Society of the US. It stresses the abuses on animals defenceless and the lack of laws to protect them. It's just a very sad...
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Mount Everest
Man's impact on the environment has been an issue on Mount Everest ever since adventurers began making serious efforts to reach the summit. This week environmental activists are making entreaties to have the Sagarmatha National Park in the Himalayas put...
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The effects of Kyoto treaty for New Zealand
Foresters urge Kyoto rethink Forest owners say New Zealanders' support for the Kyoto Protocol will crumble if the government doesn't change its approach to it following the jump in forecast carbon emissions . The government has discovered that forecast...
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The variety of species in the oceans
Scientists decry loss of big ocean predators Washington — The variety of tuna, marlin, swordfish and other big ocean predators has declined up to 50 per cent over the past half-century due to overfishing, scientists say. For the first time, ecologists...
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Weather disasters in the US and global warming
Scientists blame weather disasters on global warming (National-NBC) Oct. 18, 2005 - Hurricanes, floods, mudslides and other weather disasters are hitting the US from coast to coast. A new report says these conditions could be the norm in the US over the...
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Mosquitoes
Fungi destroy mosquitoes Roxanne Khamsi Live spore spray could curb spread of malaria. A mouldy house could help combat malaria by killing off the mosquitoes that carry the disease. Researchers have found that an oil-based fungal treatment could be a...
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The first cloned dog in South Korea
S.Korean scientists create world's first cloned dog by Jon Herskovitz SEOUL (Reuters) - Man can now reproduce his best friend -- South Korean scientists announced on Wednesday they had created the world's first cloned dog. Woo-Suk Hwang and his team of...
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Global warming & insurance costs
Insurers Link Global Warming with Higher Cost of Storms TOKYO , , July 25, 2005 (ENS) - A powerful typhoon in the Pacific is heading straight towards eastern , according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Typhoon Banyan is expected to close in on the...
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Hurricane season
Hurricanes 'to get stronger' Alok Jha Hurricanes are likely to get more extreme as a result of climate change , say scientists. Computer models of the Earth's water cycle suggest that hurricanes will intensify as warmer temperatures draw more ocean water...
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Global warming in Greenland
Global warming, eroding glaciers alarm Greenlanders By Jan M. Olsen The Associated Press ILULISSAT, Greenland — The gargantuan chunks of ice breaking off the Sermeq Kujalleq glacier and thundering into an Arctic fjord make a spectacular sight. But to...
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Drought in Australia
Sewage could solve 's drought Michael Byrnes in Goulburn A severe drought is drying up drinking water across , threatening to shut down big population centres but also creating the conditions for a revolution in water use. Worst hit is the farming town...