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Global temperatures rose about 0.6 degrees over the 20th century - possibly the first effects of the industrial revolution - and skyrocketed to between 1.4 and 5.8 degrees C in the 21st, say
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Fatal dose
Vitamin A supplements claim the lives of 17 children in Assam
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Modified by climate
Global warming has resulted in genetic alternations among living beings
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Melting mountain
Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, might lose its all-year ice snow by 2015 due to climate chan ges. This warning was issued by Greenpeace, an international pressure group. "The snow
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Warm cold relationship
Earth may have a 1,500 year temperature cycle that is governed by minor changes in the sunlight
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Scientists see threat of abrupt world climate change
Global climate change, often seen as a process stretching over thousands of years, could in fact occur abruptly and unexpectedly - quickly pushing up temperatures by as much as 10 degrees Celsius (18
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North America ponders kyoto alternative
As the Bush administration strives to cobble together an alternative to the rejected Kyoto protocol on the reduction of greenhouse gases, the private sector and non-governmental organisations are
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Britain's gas emissions have fallen by 14 per cent
Britain's emissions of greenhouse gases, blamed by many scientists for contributing to global warming, have fallen by 14 per cent since 1990, according to the latest government report. British lakes
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Latest research shows Antarctic glaciers are experiencing long-term melt
Antarctica appears to be melting and contributing to the slow rise in the oceans, with around 36 cubic miles of ice from glaciers in West Antarctica over the past decade, researchers have reported.
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Air pollutant emissions and acid rain on the decrease in the UK
Emissions of greenhouse gases have fallen since 1990, says a new report, with lead down by 80%, Dioxins and Furans down by 70% and sulphur dioxide down by 68%, says a new report, with a second survey
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Drive on soot could slow global warming
Greenhouse gases are blamed by many scientists for contributing to global warming, but at least one researcher in San Francisco says the real key to modifying world temperatures is diesel soot. "If
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Abrupt shifts in climate may be on the horizon
While recent climate change studies have focused on the risks of a gradual rise in the Earth's temperature, a new National Academy of Sciences report has concluded that greenhouse gases and other
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NAS report cites possibility of abrupt climate change
The National Academy of Sciences has released a report citing evidence that warming caused by greenhouse gases and other pollutants could trigger large, abrupt climate changes marked by periods of
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Impact of global warming will be catastrophic in India: experts
Experts at a conference on climatic change in Guwahati on Wednesday said man-made global warming, caused mainly by fossil-fuel burning in the rich countries, will be a crucial factor in the frequency
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Delhi govt. to discuss safety of CNG buses with Centre
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit will meet Union Petroleum Minister Ram Naik tomorrow to discuss "availability" of CNG in the Capital. Delhi government views that the current CNG shortage has assumed
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Climate change could come quickly, study warns
Climate change may come on fast and furious, wreaking sudden and catastrophic damage on people, property, and natural ecosystems, warns a new report from the National Research Council. The study
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Drastic shifts in climate are likely, experts warn
The vast reshaping of the environment by modern civilization raises the chances of sudden and drastic upheavals in the climate, a panel of experts warns. In a report released yesterday in Washington
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UK says greenhouse gas emissions, acid rain down
Britain's emissions of greenhouse gases, blamed by many scientists for contributing to global warming, have fallen by 14 percent since 1990, according to the latest government report. British lakes
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Antarctica melting scientists report
Antarctica appears to be melting and contributing to the slow rise in the oceans, scientists reported. Using radar data from the European Remote Sensing Satellite two scientists said they had found
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Intel's Moore launches effort at biodiversity
Gordon Moore the co-founder and chairman emeritus of Intel Corp has made the first down payment on a 30 year $31 billion plan to prevent the mass extinction of species by saving crucial wilderness