U.N. report warns irreversible large-scale climate change will cause sever economic losses from natural catastrophes.
"Rising global temperatures already responsible for shrinking glaciers and vanishing permafrost eventually could touch off climatechanges that would literally alter ocean currents, wipe away huge portions of Alpine snowcaps and aid the spread of cholera andmalaria, according to a study released yesterday.The report also warns of devastating droughts, floods, violent storms and the spread of cholera and malaria. It concluded that poorcountries in Africa, Asia and Latin America with limited resources would bear the brunt of the most extreme climate changes...[S]ome scientists disagree over the panel's methodology and findings...S.Fred Singer, professor emeritus of environmental sciences at the University of Virginia and a Reagan administration environmental scientist, charged that the U.N. study grossly exaggerated the problem."
Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan
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