Saturday, November 27, 2010

Nepal suffers more intense cold waves; CO2 blamed

Helena Christensen calls for action on climate change - Telegraph
Climate change is like ‘groundhog day’ for poor people suffering floods and droughts [On any given day, in any given location, how do individual CO2 molecules decide whether to cause flooding or drought?  Do the molecules communicate with each other?] year after year as the temperature rises, Helena Christensen has said after visiting communities hit by extreme weather.
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The Terai region is the most productive in Nepal but in recent years the area has suffered erratic weather patterns with more intense cold waves in the winter, followed by heavy burst of rain and lengthy droughts.
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Countries all over the world are drowning yet none of the powerful nations dare to be the first to throw in the lifesavers..."

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