Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Australian wildfires point to climate-change risks

Toronoto Star: What happens when, bit by bit, the Earth turns warmer? It leads to extreme weather: In 2012, the United States was stricken by a severe drought in its south and southwest, torrential rains in Beijing killed more than 70 people, half of the Philippines capital, Manila, was submerged by rains, and flash-floods and landslides in Bangladesh affected a million people. Now there are wildfires in Australia, spreading with rare and dangerous speed. And with temperatures predicted to hit a record high...

URL: http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1312280--australian-wildfires-point-to-climate-change-risks
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