Nov 3rd, 2009 - The Christian Science Monitor
Global warming appears to be melting the ice on Tanzania's Mt. Kilimanjaro. The summit's glaciers are likely to be gone within a few decades
That's the word from a study appearing this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
But global warming may not be the whole story behind Mt. Kilimanjaro and its environs. And therein lies a tale of how human activities may affect local and regional climate in ways that can mask or reinforce a long-term warming trend.
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Nov 3rd, 2009 - Boston
WASHINGTON - European leaders pressed Congress and the White House yesterday to unite on a plan to combat global warming before next month's summit in Denmark, even as a Republican boycott forced a delay of votes in a key Senate committee...Tear down mental walls on climate, German chancellor says
Nov 3rd, 2009 - MiamiHerald
WASHINGTON — German Chancellor Angela Merkel made an impassioned plea Tuesday to a joint session of Congress to work together on efforts to curb global warming and...
Angela Merkel presses U.S. on climate in speech to Congress
Nov 3rd, 2009 - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged the United States Tuesday to agree to binding climate goals, telling U.S. lawmakers in a speech to Congress there was "no time to lose" in the fight against global warming.Climate debate has rocky start for US Senate panel
Nov 3rd, 2009 - Houston Chronicle
WASHINGTON — European leaders pressed Congress and the White House on Tuesday to unite on a plan to combat global warming, even as a Republican boycott forced a delay of votes in a key Senate committee...
German chancellor prods US on global warming
Nov 3rd, 2009 - Washington Post
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Congress and the Obama administration to take bold steps to address global warming Tuesday, even as Senate Democrats and Republicans...
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