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SCIENTISTS WARN OF CLIMATE CHANGE'S IMPACT ON GLOBAL RIVER FLOW, October 12 A global analysis of the potential effect of climate change on river basins indicates that many rivers impacted by dams or extensive development will require significant management interventions to protect ecosystems and people, according to an article published today in the online version of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.
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GORE, U.N. BODY WIN NOBEL PEACE PRIZE, October 12
(AP) -- Former Vice President Al Gore and the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Friday for their efforts to spread awareness of man-made climate change and lay the foundations for counteracting it.
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ARE WE ASKING THE WRONG QUESTIONS ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING?, October 11 Public discussion over global warming is often caught in a vortex of misinformation perpetuated by extreme forces who say it’s all just a big hoax.
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EUROPEAN CITIES TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE, October 14
(AP) -- When this quiet city in southern Sweden decided in 1996 to wean itself off fossil fuels, most people doubted the ambitious goal would have any impact beyond the town limits. A few melting glaciers later, Vaxjo is attracting a green pilgrimage of politicians, scientists and business leaders from as far afield as the United States and North Korea seeking inspiration from a city program that has allowed it to cut CO2 emissions 30 percent since 1993.
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COULD GORE'S NOBEL SWITCH ON ENERGY-SAVING BULBS IN US MINDS?, October 13 US former vice president Al Gore's Nobel Peace Prize has highlighted the urgency of tackling climate change, but experts are divided over whether it will spur Americans to mend their energy-unfriendly ways.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news111500041.html