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    July 8th, 2007 by Rebecca Henschke  Print This Post/Page

    MAIN_PICUTRE__web_.JPGThe world’s leading climate change experts predict the earth’s temperature will increase by 3 degree centigrade this century. While that does not sound like much, the impact will be dramatic.Our correspondents traveled to some of the remotest parts of Asia to report on the impact global warming is already having on the people and wildlife of the region.

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    Climate change reaches the roof of the world

    July 8th, 2007 by Elise Potaka
     

    China__web_.JPGChina is now the biggest emitter of greenhouse gas emissions, surpassing even the United States.And China is feeling the negative impacts of … more

    		  

    Indian poor the hardest hit by Climate Change

    July 8th, 2007 by Vinod K. Jose
     

    India_climate_change__web_.JPGThe world’s leading climate experts have issued their bleakest forecasts of the impacts of global warming, predicting glacier melt in the Himalayas … more

    		  

    Indonesia smokes out the lungs of the world

    July 8th, 2007 by Rebecca Henschke
     

    Indonesia_palm_oil__web_.JPGIndonesia’s rapid clearing and burning of peat-land forests has contributed to its ranking as the world’s third biggest polluter of green house … more

    		  

    Cambodian farmers struggle with longer dry seasons

    July 8th, 2007 by Khortieth Him
     

    Cambodia farmers (web)_1.JPGCambodia’s government says its economic will be badly damage by global warming. 80 percent of the population are farmers … more

    		  

    Philippine fishing communities in hot water as coral die

    July 8th, 2007 by Ariel Carlos
     

    Philippines_fishing__web_.JPGClimate change is hitting coral reefs hard, turning once vibrant diving and fishing locations into bleached shadows of their former glory. This is … more

    		  


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