<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Articles]]></description><link>http://climate-change-global.info/</link><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright Climate Change]]></copyright><generator>sNews CMS</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Greenhouse Gases]]></title><description><![CDATA[  In Earth's atmosphere there is natural concentration of greenhouse gases and on the other hand there are greenhouses gases which are a direct result of human agricultural and industrial activity. Greenhouse gases which are natural to the atmosphere are water fumes, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrogen oxide and ozone. On the contrary, sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) and hafnium carbide (HFC) are byproducts of industrial activity.    

  Most scientists believe that the rise in carbon dioxide stems from the increased burning of fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and diesel fuel and from changes in land use: deforestation and the transforming of wild vegetation into agricultural areas. The rise in levels of methane and nitrogen oxide is caused by mechanized agriculture.   

  The concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has steadily increased since the beginning of the industrial revolution (circa 1750) as the following figures indicate:   
In the last 250 years, carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere has risen by 30 per cent; methane concentration in the atmosphere has risen by 145 per cent; nitrogen oxide concentration in the atmosphere has risen by 15 per cent.  

  There is a far reaching consensus of opinion among the scientific community on a crisis of climate change the world today faces. Many experts agree that in order to avert an ecological catastrophe, the industrialized countries must reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by 20-40 per cent (regarding the exact rates, scientists are on a par) by the year 2020.   

  Already these days we can witness some phenomena which are a bad omen for the not too far future. Some of these climatic phenomena are believed to be the    consequences of climate change   and they include the expansion of deserts, unstable atmospheric conditions that lead to extreme climatic occurrences and   sea level rise  .    

  Not much has been done so far.   The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change   – UNFCCC – is the main body that sponsors international cooperation on the issue of climate change.  The most known initiative is the   Kyoto Protocol  . There is also the Bali Road Map. The latter has set a framework for replacing the articles of the Kyoto Protocol in a future agreements scheduled for 2009.     

  In addition, there is a plethora of non governmental and private organizations (NGOs) that are active in the field of the environment. One of these organizations is called Green Knowledge. Green Knowledge has been established in   Canada  . Its founder, a retired software engineer and a veteran environmental activist – Jim Barron, states that the main goals of his organization are first and foremost explanatory. The crucial point in fighting climate change is to raise awareness to the problem. People in the rich countries must realize that driving gas guzzlers takes its toll in terms of the wellbeing of our planet. Yet, the main obstacle, he admits, is convincing people from developing countries to slow down developing programs. These people care about their livelihood more than issues such as air pollution or climate change.   
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 14:32:44 +0000</pubDate><link>http://climate-change-global.info/climate-change/greenhouse-gases/</link><guid>http://climate-change-global.info/climate-change/greenhouse-gases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Kyoto Protocol and Other Conferences to Combat Climate Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[   In the middle of December 2007 a U.N. sponsored conference was held in Bali, Indonesia to discuss climate change. The conference was concluded with nothing more than declarations of intent.The conference hosted 11,000 activists from all over the world, some of whom are the strongest advocates of reducing emissions of greenhouse effect gases. Those activists returned to their home countries empty handed.      During the last couple of years the U.N. has taken the issue of climate change seriously. It has established a special body to handle that problem –   United Nation Framework on Climate Change  . This body is responsible for concentrating various studies on this subject and for organizing world conferences.      The most known conference was held in 1997 in Kyoto, Japan. The protocol the conference issued, known as the Kyoto Protocol, obligates 36 industrial countries, including the countries member in the European Union, to reduce greenhouse gases emission by 5 per cent in comparison to 1990 rates. The deadline for fulfilling the Kyoto Protocol guidelines is the year 2012. The Kyoto Protocol also contains paragraphs that are meant to assist countries in dealing with the broader problem of climate change, in particular handling natural disaster and desertification.      Furthermore, The Kyoto Protocol established a market mechanism which allows industrial countries to purchase a "credit" of pollutant emissions from developing countries. The goal is to help and encourage poorer countries to switch to less polluting industries with lesser damage to the atmosphere.      To strengthen the Kyoto Protocol and to give it a practical dimension, a conference was held in Marrakesh, Morocco in 2001 which dealt with consolidating specific rules for implementing the Kyoto Protocol. 176 countries adopted these rules.      Are all these measures justified? The answer is clearly yes. In 2007 an international team of environmental scientists operating under the guidance of the U.N. publish a list of findings according to which world average temperature may increase by 6 degrees centigrade till the end of the current century. This obvious climate change will entail significant economic damages to economies world wide, not to mention Earth's eco-system. Hence the 2007 Bali conference worked on devising a road map and general agenda for future conferences that are scheduled to 2009. This agenda includes:       Discussions on the harmful effects of climate change.   Ways to decrease the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.   Deployment of new environmental – friendly technologies and ways to fund those technologies   Guidelines for a new protocol on battling climate change once the Kyoto Protocol expires.   
   To sum up, the main hurdle that world countries will have to overcome if they intend to effectively solve the problem of climate change is (as it is in most cases) economic. Countries like China and India, which are experiencing major growth rates, fear any attempt to hinder their development and industrialization. Countries like Russia heavily depend of oil exports. And the United States is concerned that the measures adopted in the Kyoto Protocol might decrease its competitiveness in world market by giving advantages to other economies, especially the Chinese economy.   ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 13:48:47 +0000</pubDate><link>http://climate-change-global.info/climate-change/kyoto-protocol/</link><guid>http://climate-change-global.info/climate-change/kyoto-protocol/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introduction]]></title><description><![CDATA[    For the first time in the history of our species our 
  planet faces a serious treat that may endanger our existence all together.  
    
  Climate change (and global warming) is becoming more and more a serious 
  problem that we cannot ignore.  
    
  The aim of this site is to present practical information on climate change - 
  the phenomenon, its causes and prospects for the future.  
    
  Side by side with climate change, this site presents an adjacent topic that is 
  strongly related to climate change - biofuels and their byproducts: biodiesel 
  and bioethanol.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 16:56:36 +0000</pubDate><link>http://climate-change-global.info/home/Introduction/</link><guid>http://climate-change-global.info/home/Introduction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bioethanol]]></title><description><![CDATA[  Bioethanol (known as white spirits, ethanol, EtOH, ethyl alcohol or simply as 
'alcohol') is a kind of biofuel that it is made of different biomass materials, 
for instance corn, beet, bulbs, potato or wood.   
  
When bioethanol operates as a car fuel (referred to as E85) it contains around 
80 per cent alcohol and the rest is gasoline. There are kinds of fuels that 
consist of only 50 per cent alcohol (referred to as E50) and 50 per cent petrol 
used today in cars. However, there are scientific innovation that allow the use 
of E100 as car fuels.  
  
As of today, all normal cars can include ten per cent bioethanol in their fuel 
without any special needs for technical readjustment. There are some gas 
stations today which allow the use of bioethanol as fuel additive. In addition, 
there are FFC (Flexi Fuel Cars) or FFV (Flexi Fuel Vehicles) that are built in 
advance to enable the use of 80 per cent bioethanol (E85).   
  
Bioethanol is positively poled at the C-atom. It has no color; it is highly 
inflammatory and strongly smelly. It is exothermic with H2O and so it binds the 
latter. It is also a compound characterized by lipophilicity; that is, it 
dissolves in liquids.   
  
Bioethanol's most noticeable advantage is its nonpolluting qualities. It does 
not emit greenhouse gases. Yet it does not lack problems. First, to produce the 
same amount of energy, it requires about 33 to 80 per cent more mass in 
comparison to gasoline. For example, energy produced from 1 litter of gasoline 
will require 1.4 littels of E85 and 1.8 litters of ethanol to create the same 
effect. Second, production costs are higher than those of petrol fuels. The cost 
of producing bioethanol may double those of producing gasoline. That is why, in 
different countries special tax exemptions are given to the bioethanol industry.
  
Despite all of disadvantages mentioned above, the bioethanol industry is on the 
increase. In the European continent, many countries are gradually switching to 
bioethanol as s supplement to fossile fuels. In Sweden the production of 
alcoholic fuels is the most common. Most of the bioethanol produced there is 
based on the E85. Brazil is another country that excels in this field. According 
to 2007 statistics, there are 18 million vehicles in Brazil that work on E85. 
There are close to 2.5 cars that drive on pure ethanol! The United States, 
unfortunately, still lags behind.   
  
It is inevitable that in the future fossil fuels will have to be transformed 
into biofuels, and bioethanol in particular, that are less politically, 
economically and environmentally costly.   
&nbsp;  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 01:27:35 +0000</pubDate><link>http://climate-change-global.info/biofuels/bioethanol/</link><guid>http://climate-change-global.info/biofuels/bioethanol/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biodiesel]]></title><description><![CDATA[  Biodiesel is a kind of biofuel. Biodiesel is manufactured from various 
biomass sources and it can easily function as a substitute for fossil fuels. An 
example of biomass sources from which biodiesel can be produced includes soya 
bean. But it can also be produced from corn, coconut, canola plants or peanuts. 
Biodiesel can even be chemically produced from animal fat.   
  How Does It Operate?  
  Biodiesel is not significantly different from any regular diesel engine. A 
diesel engine today can work on biodiesel without the need for special technical 
adjustments. It is possible to use a mixture of regular diesel with biodiesel in 
which the latter is only 20 per cent (referred to as B20). Most engines work on 
this combination. Alternatively, it is also possible to switch to engines that 
work solely on biodiesel (referred to as B100). However, using this option 
requires some technical innovations. The main problem is that biodiesel might 
corrode engine parts (pipes and seals) that are made of rubber.   
  Advantages  
  Biodiesel has a few prominent advantages.  
  1) Various studies have indicated that biodiesel decreases engine's physical 
deterioration in the long term. The result is enhanced engine performance and 
less maintenance costs.  
2) Environmental considerations are paramount. Biodiesel is non-flammable. It is 
not toxic and can biologically dissolve into the atmosphere. The burning process 
of biodiesel emits a very small amount of carbon dioxide and so it is 
non-harmful when it comes to global warming. The use of biodiesel (and biofuels 
in general) will prevent acid rain and oceans pollution.   
3) In comparison to fossil fuels, biodiesel is not limited since it can be 
produced and reproduced from plants. Moreover, fossil fuels are in control of a 
few select countries and are thus politically unstable.   
4) The manufacturing of biodiesel is relatively cheap. In comparison to fossil 
fuel, producing biodiesel from frying oil is almost half.  
  Disadvantages  
  1) Biodiesel cannot be stored for more than one year.  
2) The production of biodiesel requires vast agricultural territories.  
  
In Europe, more than 2 billion litters of biodiesel are sold every year. In the 
United States, around 60 million litters are sold annually. The price of one 
litter of biodiesel in the US is eighty cents. In brazil everyone can purchase 
biodiesel as well as bioethanol manufactured from beet and sugar cane.  
  The European Union is encouraging its member countries to increase reliance 
on biofuels and biodiesel. Tax exemption is given in some member countries to 
biodiesel industries. In addition, the EU Council of Ministers is working these 
days on a special program that will provide a set of incentives to biofuel 
industries throughout the Union.   ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 01:18:03 +0000</pubDate><link>http://climate-change-global.info/biofuels/biodiesel/</link><guid>http://climate-change-global.info/biofuels/biodiesel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biofuels]]></title><description><![CDATA[  Biofuels function as a substitute for fossil fuels and thus they are 
environmentally friendly. Biofuels substantially produce smaller greenhouse gas 
emissions in comparison to today much used Diesel or petrol. They are 
manufactured from various sources of biomass which come from agriculture, 
forests and, in addition, from trade and households uses.  
  
Biodisel is the most common form of biofuel. It is an oily acid of methyl ester 
(FME) made of rape or sunflowers. Biodiesels can be used as pure form and an 
independent source of energy. Alternatively, they can be added to fossil Diesel. 
Australia is a leading manufacturer and exporter of biodiesels.   
  
There is another form of producing an alternative to petrol or gasoline. This 
alternative is found in a substance called bioethanol. Bioethanol, like other 
biofuels, is also composed of biomass, mainly wheat, barley, turnip or sugar 
beets.  
  
Cars can also work on fermentation gas. Fermentation gas originates in natural 
gas. Only after it is properly processed, can fermentation gas become available 
for consumers' use in gas stations.   
  
Biofuels have clear advantages when it comes to preserving the environment. In 
addition, their political and economical benefits cannot be ignored. Fossil 
fuels have known price fluctuations in recent years, especially in times of 
political crises (wars, for example). Reducing the consumption of fossil fuels, 
furthermore, reduces the dependency on few oil exporting countries in the Middle 
East. It is particularly essential to European countries which are almost 100 
per cent dependent on oil coming from the Persian Gulf.   
  
For these reasons, the EU (European Union) has come up with clear stipulations 
regarding the use of biofuels for the member countries. There are guidelines 
according to which the transportation sector was supposed to allocate 2.5 per 
cent of its energy consumption to biofuels. By the year 2010, that sector will 
have to base 6 per cent of its energy consumption on biofuels.   
  
In Australia, 4 per cent of energy consumption is diverted from fossil fuels to 
biofuels. In the year 2009, the percentage is expected to rise to 6 per cent, 
similar to the EU.   
  
All in all, biofuels are definitely going to become more and more prevalent in 
the future. The rate in which they are used will significantly rise. Yet, policy 
makers must pay attention to one noticeable problem. Biofuels are made of 
agriculture products. Their use might come at the expanse of food sources. That 
is why these days scientists are working on a process that will allow to produce 
biofuels from plants that are not grown as a food source.   
&nbsp;  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 01:11:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://climate-change-global.info/biofuels/biofuels/</link><guid>http://climate-change-global.info/biofuels/biofuels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Kyoto Conference]]></title><description><![CDATA[  A:hover {color: #FF0000}
  
  The Kyoto Conference on World Climate Change  
  On December 1st, 1997 the representatives of one hundred and fifty countries 
met in Kyoto, Japan to discuss climate change with the presumptuous goal of 
deciding the fate of world's climate in the coming millennium. The result of the 
deliberations was somewhat disappointing. The delegates agreed upon a minor 
reduction of greenhouse gases emission into the atmosphere.   
  conference in Kyoto on December 1st included two thousands delegates from 150 
countries that met under the sponsorship of the United Nations. The Kyoto 
Conference was a direct continuation of the Earth Summit held in Rio five years 
earlier in 1992. The delegations in Kyoto Conference were meant to check how 
closely the protocol of the 1992 Rio Earth Summit was applied. The Kyoto 
Conference focused on climate change and on devising fixed and limiting 
standards to greenhouse gases emission (mainly carbon dioxide and methane 
created by industrial and agricultural intense activity).  
  The parties to the Kyoto Conference consisted of NGO's representatives, 
countries that were genuinely concerned by climate change and global warming and 
major oil exporting countries.   
  The latter, the oil exporting countries such as Russia or Venezuela, did 
strongly object to any reduction of greenhouse gases. From their point of view, 
any reduction may lead to diminishing oil export (oil products are number one 
cause of greenhouse gases emission into the atmosphere) and thus to negative 
economic results. Those countries claimed that the aspects of climate change and 
global warming are uncertain. Scientists do not share a consensus of opinion and 
there is no need to endanger world's economy as a result of unproven theories. 
On the contrary, countries like Japan and European Union members are strong 
supporters of reducing greenhouse gases emission to around 80 per cent of their 
current rates of emission.   
  It will be important to note the European Union countries are in a better 
economic position that allows them to demand a reduction in greenhouse gases 
emission. The collapse of East Germany in 1990 eliminated most of the polluting 
industries in this country including many power stations operating on fossil 
fuels, ie. Coal and oil. In addition, the breaking of the British coal unions' 
political power in the mid 1980's allowed Britain to shift its energy 
consumption to the much cleaner natural gas. And finally, the European countries 
in Kyoto Conference were backed by strong domestic green organizations 
(especially France and Germany).   
  Another voice was heard in the Kyoto Conference – the voice of the small 
island countries in the Caribbean area and in the Pacific Ocean. Those countries 
are afraid that the emission of greenhouse gases which will probably lead to 
global warming will result in sea level rise and in the flooding of their 
territories.   
  After temperamental discussions accompanied by bitter controversy the Kyoto 
Conference ended with a compromise in what is known as the Kyoto Protocol to the 
Prevention of World Climate Change:   
  By the year 2012, the industrial countries will lower the emission of green 
house gases by 5.2 per cent in relation to the 1990 rates of emission. Europe 
will lower by 8 per cent, The USA by 7 per cent and Japan by 6 per cent. The 
developing countries are not obligated to make any changes for the time being. 
The protocol requires the ratification of the participating countries.   ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 00:58:38 +0000</pubDate><link>http://climate-change-global.info/climate-change/kyoto-conference/</link><guid>http://climate-change-global.info/climate-change/kyoto-conference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sea Level Rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[  Recently due to climate change and global warming, there has been a major 
concern among environmental experts regarding sea level rise. There is a broad 
consensus of opinion among scientists today that we are in a middle of an 
inevitable process of climate change characterized by rise in world temperature 
as a result of the excessive emission of greenhouse gases, ie. carbon dioxide.  

  The direct and most imminent result of global warming is the melting of polar 
glaciers and rise in sea level. The phenomenon of sea level rise is especially 
worrisome since more than 2 billion people, which amount to roughly 45 per cent 
of world population, live in a range of 60 miles from coast line. In addition, 
most of the major cities in the world are located near the shores. The 
geo-economic effect of sea level rise may be far reaching. For example, The 
Silicon Valley in California or Manhattan in New York, areas of great economic 
importance, may well be underwater. Water wells in proximity to the coasts will 
probably be salted – what might lead to water shortage.   
  With the ending of the last Ice Age, 11,000 years ago, glaciers have started 
to melt. In 5,000 there was a rise of 100 meters in sea level. According to a UN 
report issued in 2001, in the last one hundred years there has been a 
significant rise in see level in comparison to the previous two thousand years. 
By the year 2100, sea level is expected to rise by 10 to 90 centimeters. That 
means a rise of minimum 10 millimeters per one year! It is probable, some 
scientists claim, that we are facing another warming period that is a part of a 
natural cycle of warming and cooling that has been an inseparable part of world 
climate changes.   
  Although there are scientists who assert that global warming and consequent 
sea level rise are an inevitable naturally cyclist phenomenon and have nothing 
to do with human activity, the majority of experts do believe there are some 
measures we must adopt to fight sea level rise. Those measures are characterized 
by one leading concept, decreasing the greenhouse effect and stopping earth 
from warming:  
  1) Reducing the emission of greenhouse gases by limiting the burning of 
fossil fuels  
2) Diminishing the clearing of rainforest trees and planting new ones to absorb 
carbon dioxide  
3) limiting the use of CFC and finding replacements to this ozone unfriendly gas  
4) Finding alternative energy sources that will replace fossil fuels, such as 
solar energy, nuclear energy, wind energy or biofuels.   
5) Effective international cooperation on environmental issues.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 00:50:04 +0000</pubDate><link>http://climate-change-global.info/climate-change/sea-level-rise/</link><guid>http://climate-change-global.info/climate-change/sea-level-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate Change and Health in Canda]]></title><description><![CDATA[  It is proven more and more that there is process of climate change on a 
global scale and that this change directly influences the health and the 
wellbeing of the Canadian people. We feel already the effects of the climate 
change, particularly in the North of Canada.  
  The Canadians are greatly concerned by the phenomenon of climate change and 
its impact on them and on their cities. Sant&eacute; Canada operates with environmental 
specialists and decision makers of top administrative governmental levels for 
improved understanding of how climate change will exert influence on the human 
environment and which are the most recommended ways to get ready for it.   
By the means of collaboration between scientists, we continue to acquire new 
knowledge concerning the consequences of climate change on the human body. In 
that way, we can devise new strategies to cope with the challenges the future 
entails for us.  
  Role of Canada's Health System  
  Sant&eacute; Canada has taken measures in connection to climate change and health:  
  1) Allocating resource for the sake of the comprehension of the consequences 
of climate change on health.   
2) Establishing partnerships between environmental experts and decision makers.
  
3) Enhancing Cooperation between the Canadian authorities and international 
nongovernmental organizations and agencies.  
4) Economic incentive to plants that will make adaptations to climate change, 
that is, plants that will use technologies that are environmental friendly.   
  Which are the Best Ways to Tackle the Problem?  
  The Canadian Authorities that deal with climate change and health issues 
distribute a certain number of monthly and annual reports, communiqu&eacute;s and other 
sources of knowledge which are available to the people who wish to understand 
more about the related questions of the climate change and health in Canada.  
  In future years the Canadian authorities are planning to expand cooperation 
with US authorities to find mutual ways to battle the phenomenon of climate 
change and its harmful implications. The government of Mexico is another target 
for cooperation. The rationale is to create a North and Latin American forum to 
discuss environmental issues, on a regular basis.   
  
The US reluctant to become a part of the Kyoto Protocol may be a discouragement 
to the Canadian government. Yet optimists are not giving up. They claim that 
sooner than later the American government will have to yield to reality and 
cooperate. Climate change will inevitably affect everyone and it will be the 
greatest incentive.   ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 00:41:57 +0000</pubDate><link>http://climate-change-global.info/climate-change/climate-change-health-canda/</link><guid>http://climate-change-global.info/climate-change/climate-change-health-canda/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate Change – The Consequences]]></title><description><![CDATA[    
Climate change is almost an established fact among environmental scientists. The 
question that arises is what the environmental consequences of climate change 
are on organisms on land, in sea, in the cold and arctic regions and in the 
warmer spots upon our planet Earth.   
  
All living creatures in the world operate within a cycle of procreation and are 
part of the food chain. As such, they depend on various factors out of which 
temperature, as important as it may be, is only one. Other factors include 
amount of precipitation or growth rate. Factors, such as the length of day and 
night, are less dependent on temperature (and thus climate change) though they 
are essential to the fabric of life. Shifts in the diurnal time tables may be 
the cause of the extinction of whole species.   
  
For example, birds' migration season depends solely on the length of day which 
changes throughout the shifts in yearly seasons. So it will be accurate to claim 
greenhouse gases and climate change will not directly influence the migration 
of birds. On the other hand, plants' blossoming season is greatly influenced by 
temperature. So birds indirectly do suffer from shifts in the blossoming season 
(they depend on food plants provide). Scientists with a broader perspective 
relate to the violations of the natural balance that is generated by climate 
change.   
The case of the salmon fish is another noticeable example. The salmon travels 
long distances in the ocean till it reaches the cold rivers in Canada. There it 
swims up the stream to the coldest places to lay its eggs. Today, due to climate 
change, the salmon is forced to travel further north in the ocean. Some 
speculate that in the near future, in order to reach he cold places it requires, 
the salmon will be forced to cross the Bering Strait.   
  
If we turn further north to the tundra regions, in northern Finland new species 
of plants unseen before have recently taken root. These plants would normally be 
seen in southern regions and their appearance on tundra lands is a clear 
testimony of climate change and rise in temperature. The spread of these plants 
at the expanse of former plants may diminish the reindeer's source of food.   
Yet most of all, climate change and consequent temperature rise influence the 
reproduction of insects. The spread of malaria in different places around the 
world undoubtedly stems from the expansion of the mosquito's habitat.   
  
Last but not least, rise of sea water temperature has devastative effects. Warm 
water extends and so sea level increases. Today, environmental experts claim, 
sea water has already covered 15 per cent of coastal areas around the globe. In 
the future, this problem will be more severe. And of course, the greater the 
volume of water in the oceans, the more intense hurricanes become.   
  
To sum up, the disappearance of the dinosaurs 60 million years ago serves as a 
reminder of the dangerous results of climate change. If we as human beings do 
not want to follow our reptile predecessors, we should start thinking seriously 
about ways to battle climate change.   ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 23:36:52 +0000</pubDate><link>http://climate-change-global.info/climate-change/climate-change-consequences/</link><guid>http://climate-change-global.info/climate-change/climate-change-consequences/</guid></item></channel></rss>