Tuesday October 30th 2007, 3:53 pm
Rising sea levels and sinking land threaten to submerge Thailand’s sprawling capital of more than 10 million people within this century, some experts are warning.
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Bangkok sinking as seas rise
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'Climate change biggest threat to human development' (IBN via Yahoo! India News)
Tuesday October 30th 2007, 11:25 am
The Human Development Report 2007 is set to be released a month. But for the first time it focuses on the human development cost of climate change. While there s been consistent progress in areas like literacy, poverty alleviation and nutrition, the report says we could be the first generation to see a drop in these development indices because of global warming.
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Kids most vulnerable to effects of global warming (Asbury Park Press)
Tuesday October 30th 2007, 4:34 am
Global warming is likely to disproportionately harm the health of children, and politicians should launch "aggressive policies" to curb climate change, the American Academy of Pediatrics said Monday.
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Greenpeace to rally at Rushmore for climate-change attention (Rapid City Journal)
Tuesday October 30th 2007, 1:46 am
RAPID CITY -- Global-warming activists have scheduled a rally Saturday at Mount Rushmore designed to urge Congress to make climate change a priority.
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Lincoln Institute to Focus on Land Use in Addressing Global Warming (Smart Growth Online)
Monday October 29th 2007, 9:05 pm
''At a time when climate change and energy efficiency are more and more on people's minds, our goal is to bring a sharp focus on the land use component in addressing global warming,'' said the Cambridge-based Lincoln Institute of Land Policy's Department of Planning and Urban Form Chairman Armando Carbonell in a press release ahead of the Institute's annual New England Smart Growth Leadership ...
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Greenpeace to rally at Rushmore for climate-change attention (Rapid City Journal)
Monday October 29th 2007, 8:29 pm
RAPID CITY -- Global-warming activists have scheduled a rally Saturday at Mount Rushmore designed to urge Congress to make climate change a priority.
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www.wdio.com - Pawlenty and Steger to Hold Climate Change Forums (WDIO Duluth)
Monday October 29th 2007, 6:12 pm
Governor Tim Pawlenty and famed polar explorer Will Steger have partnered up to bring awareness to the public, about climate change and global warming. They will be holding four public forums across the state, with the goal to reduce carbon emissions and bring action to stopping global warming.
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Coal remains king even as climate warms
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Monday October 29th 2007, 3:56 pm
The explosion of coal in China comes amid rising alarm over its dire consequences for workers and the environment.
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Children particularly at risk from global warming: report (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Monday October 29th 2007, 1:23 pm
Children are especially vulnerable to the adverse health effects of global warming, said a report released Monday.
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Special Issue of Current History Features Warning: Climate Change Portends Worldwide Conflicts (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Monday October 29th 2007, 11:07 am
As global warming intensifies, severe storms, drought, and flooding could wreak havoc around the world. But "it may well be that the most costly and challenging consequence of climate change will be an increase in violent conflict and all the humanitarian trauma this brings with it."
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Children particularly at risk from global warming: report (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Monday October 29th 2007, 10:20 am
Children are especially vulnerable to the adverse health effects of global warming, said a report released Monday.
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