The end is near(er)

[Cyrus]

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LONDON, England -- Greenhouse gas emissions could cause global temperatures to rise by up to 11 degrees Celsius (20 degrees Fahrenheit), according to first results from the world's largest climate modeling experiment.
The top end of the predictions, which range from 2-11 degrees [Celsius], is double estimates produced so far and could make the world dramatically different in the future.
"Our experiment shows that increased levels of greenhouse gases could have a much greater impact on climate than previously thought," said David Stainforth, the project's chief scientist, from Oxford University.
Without significant cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, scientists estimate the Earth's temperature and sea level will rise, leading to increased flooding and drastic climate changes.

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But can Man really harm his environment ?


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WASHINGTON, DC -- Settlers who came to Australia 50,000 years ago and set fires that burned off natural flora and fauna may have triggered a cataclysmic weather change that turned the country's interior into the dry desert it is today.
Fossil evidence shows that birds and marsupials that once lived in Australia's interior would have browsed on trees, shrubs and grasses. It also shows large charcoal deposits most likely caused by widespread fires, conveniently dating to the arrival of people.
People are also blamed for killing off 85 percent of Australia's huge animals, including an ostrich-sized bird, 19 species of marsupials, a 25-foot-long (7.5-meter) lizard and a Volkswagen-sized tortoise.

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CNN Report

[Broken Glass Can]

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Settlers who came to Australia 50,000 years ago...

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I knew those aborigines were up to no good. Good thing the Europeans came in and wiped most of them out. [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

[lastchance]

As rhetoric goes, I don't consider it very good rhetoric. This is incredibly interesting, however.

[Dr Wogga]

....as usual. I know. I know. The sky is falling chicken little.

As the good Wizard said: "Pay no attention to the man behind the drivel."