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19th August 2008 Maasai
Methods
Leading aid agency Oxfam has suggested that the survival skills
of Massai pastoralists in Africa could help them and others to better
adapt to the impacts of climate change.
7th August 2008 Four
Degrees
Bob Watson, chief adviser to the UK's Department of Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs, has said that preparations for a 4 degree
C rise in average global temperature should be made.
13th July 2008 Ghost
Gas
Michael Prather, of the University of California, has warned of
the rising emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas nitrogen trifluoride.
The gas is used in manufacturing semiconductors.
13th July 2008 Double
Vision
The leaders of the G8 have announced their shared vision for global
cuts in greenhouse gas emissions of 50 percent by 2050. But there
remains disagreement over which nations should do most.
13th July 2008 Heat
Shocks
Alex Rogers of the Zoological Society of London, and colleagues,
have warned that up to one third of all coral species are facing
extinction due to threats such as climate change.
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