U.N. Warns of 'Global Warming'
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Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2001
SHANGHAI, China (UPI) – A new United Nations report indicates that
global temperatures could rise by more than 10 degrees over the next
century, resulting in changing weather patterns that could lead to droughts,
floods and other disasters.
The U.N. report, prepared by scientists from 99 countries, concluded that
new evidence suggests more strongly than ever that higher temperatures are
the result of industrial pollution, rather than naturally occurring causes.
The projection is dramatically higher than previous estimates, but the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports that a few countries,
including Britain and Germany, are keeping their commitments to cut
emissions of greenhouse gases.
A top official at the conference said Monday that the United States was
considerably short of meeting its target for cutting greenhouse gas
emission.
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