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Report Says Climate Change Already Evident, Emissions Gap Growing

Posted by Unknown on from the blame-canada dept.

Dupple writes "Following on from a world bank report of 4 degree C warmer world comes this story from the BBC. 'The effects of climate change are already evident in Europe and the situation is set to get worse, the European Environment Agency has warned. "Every indicator we have in terms of giving us an early warning of climate change and increasing vulnerability is giving us a very strong signal," observed EEA executive director Jacqueline McGlade.'" Here's the report in question. There also comes news we've hit record levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide.

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  1. Global warming -- so what? by Novogrudok · · Score: 1, Troll

    Northern Europe where *I* live can do with some warmer climate. Why should I pay more for my power because of some future possible water shortages in "[river basins of] the Ganges and the Nile"? We must *prepare* for Global Warming, which may mean, for example, helping India and Egypt to build desalination plants and to grow more food in places which were too cold previously.

  2. Re:Cap and Trade solves everything! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Even 20 years ago Scandinavia was on the path to self-destruction based on their socialist ideology, but since then they've been steadily moving in the right direction of less government intrusion and more economic liberties.