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Warning on rising Med Sea levels
BBC
The level of the Mediterranean Sea is rising rapidly and could increase by up to half a metre in the next 50 years, scientists in Spain have warned.
A study by the Spanish Oceanographic Institute says levels have been rising since the 1970s with the rate of increase growing in recent years.
It says even a small rise could have serious consequences in coastal areas.
The study noted that the findings were consistent with other investigations into the effects of climate change.
(19 January 2008)
Water Crisis: Turkey’s Disappearing Lakes
Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor
In a dramatic illustration of a broader regional crisis, a Turkish lake three times the size of Washington, D.C., has dried up in the past 15 years.
(15 January 2008)
Contributor Devlin Buckley writes:
The Christian Science Monitor is running a four part series on this subject. The first two installments are available here…
www.csmonitor.com/2008/0114/p01s03-woeu.html
www.csmonitor.com/2008/0115/p01s04-woeu.html?page=1
German farmers cultivate ways to fight global warming
Mathilde Richter, AFP
German farmers attending a week-long agricultural fair — dubbed Green Week — are divided on their level of responsibility for the environment and the best methods to fight global warming.
The image of a farmer in harmony with nature has long prevented a hard look at the sector’s contribution to climate change, notably when farming is compared with much more visibly polluting activities such as the chemical and steel industries and their iconic smokestacks.
Farmers are also often considered victims of global warming and the appearance of voracious parasites or chemical-resistent crop diseases.
And many in the sector still resist tough scrutiny.
(20 January 2008)
