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NCE UPDATE February 1, 2007 Article Headlines |
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| 1 | IPCC Report released tomorrow! -- The Integovernmental Panel on Climate Change is releasing its long-awaited report on the state of climate change tomorrow, Feb 2. Go to www.ipcc.ch |
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1 Scientists gather to finalize climate report By JAMES KANTER and ANDREW C. REVKIN PARIS, Jan 29 — Scientists from across the world gathered here today to hammer out the final details of an authoritative report on climate change that is expected to project centuries of rising temperatures and sea levels unless curbs are placed on emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases that trap heat in the atmosphere. Read more at nytimes.com |
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2 Environment trumps health as No. 1 issue OTTAWA - Some people are calling it the new health care. It's an issue that has climbed to the top of almost every politician's agenda in Canada and the rest of the world over the past 12 months. "I'm ever the bridesmaid these days," Health Minister Tony Clement joked last week as he left a Conservative caucus. "Health used to be the No. 1 issue, but now it's the environment and how it plays out into health of course. So I'm still hanging on with my finger nails because environmental issues are health issues in another name." Read more at canada.com |
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3 Coming in from the cold: Global warming may spell opportunity, not disaster, for Canada New Arctic shipping routes, a boom in trade with Russia, corn instead of wheat on the Prairies, golf instead of skiing in Ontario, Chardonnay instead of ice wine in Niagara, lower heating bills and fewer deaths due to pneumonia. Read more at canada.com |
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4 More polar bears giving birth on land Pregnant polar bears in Alaska, which spend most of their lives on sea ice, are increasingly giving birth on land, according to researchers who say global warming is probably to blame. Read more at ap.org |
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5 U.S., Canada Form Satellite Eco-Mapping Partnership The United States and Canada have launched a high-tech satellite mapping initiative that can help land managers better monitor changes in the combined land cover of two of the world's largest nations. Read more at ens-newswire.com |
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