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NCE UPDATE 12 April 2007 Article Headlines |
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1 Feds clueless on global warming impacts, experts insist By Mike De Souza OTTAWA - The federal government is neglecting the scientific evidence and research on the impact of global warming, a panel of senior Canadian climate experts said on Tuesday. Read more at canada.com/nationalpost |
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2 Warming temperatures could result in food shortages Bangkok — Warming temperatures could result in food shortages for 130 million people across Asia by 2050 and cause potentially catastrophic problems in Africa by wiping out one of the continent's staple crops altogether, according to a UN report released Tuesday. Read more at theglobeandmail.com |
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3 Reforestation may hurt global warming fight: study Planting new trees in snow-covered northern regions may actually contribute to global warming as they have the counter-effect of tropical forests, according to a study released yesterday. Read more at canada.com/ottawacitizen |
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4 Will snow cover become a thing of Canada's past? Much-touted 26%-reduction goal won't get Canada to 5-year average BBy 2050, snowmobiling could be history in Eastern Canada, a quaint winter pastime from the days of yore. It will be just too warm to have reliable snow. Read more at theglobeandmail.com |
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5 Warming could damage Arctic and release toxins OSLO (Reuters) - Global warming will damage the hunting cultures of Arctic peoples, thaw polar ice and could release toxic wastes now trapped in permafrost dumps, a U.N. study showed on Wednesday. Read more at reuters.com |
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6 Data indicate warming far worse than thought New measurements indicate that the effects of global warming are much worse than previously suspected and could lead to a complete melting of Arctic summer ice in as little as 13 years, a leading climate scientist says. Read more at msnbc.msn.com |
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