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    Climate Change and Global Warming

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    Climate change: surrender a slab of Norfolk, say conservationists (Times Online) A big section of the Norfolk Broads as well as a cluster of villages and thousands of acres of farmland face being surrendered to the sea under secret plans to save the rest of the Norfolk coast from the impact of climate change. First centre to monitor climate change comes up in Chennai (The Hindu) CHENNAI: India’s first centre dedicated to monitoring climate change and finding country-specific solutions was opened at Anna University by R.K. Pachauri, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, on … Increased knowledge about global warming leads to apathy (New Kerala) Washington, March 28 : A new study has shown that increased knowledge about global warming leads to apathy and a decreased sense of responsibility among people about the issue. EPA Signals Caution on Global Warming (San Francisco Chronicle) (03-27) 13:31 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) — The government made clear on Thursday it will not be rushed into deciding whether to regulate emissions linked to global warming, as the Supreme Court directed nearly a year ago. Such action “could affect many (emission)… Earth Hour: A Global Event On Climate Change (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta) On Saturday millions of people around the world will join together to “turn off the lights” for an hour to make a bold statement about climate change. Climate change ‘eroding rights’ (Gulf Daily News) GENEVA: Climate change could wear away the human rights of people living in small island states, coastal areas and parts of the world subjected to drought and floods, the UN Human Rights Council said yesterday. World should halve greenhouse gases by 2050 - U.N. (Reuters via Yahoo! India News) By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent EPA cautious global warming (AP via Yahoo! News) The government made clear on Thursday it will not be rushed into deciding whether to regulate emissions linked to global warming, as the Supreme Court directed nearly a year ago. Question is: Can man affect global warming? (Daily Record) Question is: Can man affect global warming? Many prominent climate scientists say no. They say the idea of man changing the global climate is a fallacy and the promotion of the idea is a fraud. See Global warming? It’s a fraud, at rightalk.com. Climate change a security concern too: expert (Gulf Times) A US-based Pakistani climate expert and a team-member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change scientists who won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, Prof Adil Najam, delivered a lecture on ‘Environment development; opportunities and threats’. Earth Hour to fight climate change (The San Luis Obispo Tribune) Australia will be one of the first countries in the world to turn off its lights for an hour Saturday night as part of a global campaign to raise awareness about climate change. Sydney - with its iconic Opera House and Harbour Bridge - was among hundreds of cities and towns in more than 35 nations promising to go dark, organizers said. “What’s amazing is that it’s transcending political … Sand Artist highlights Global Warming threat (New Kerala) Puri, Mar 28 : Non Government Organisation, Green peace joins hands with India’s acclaimed sand artist to highlight the threat of global warming to the country’s heritage sites in Orissa. Climate change now a UN human rights issue (AFP via Yahoo! News) Climate change is now officially a human rights issue, as the UN Human Rights Council on Friday passed a resolution on the subject, recognising that the world’s poor are particularly vulnerable.