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Scary stuff!!

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Subject: Scary stuff!!
From: "Peter Shute (NUW)" <>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:16:41 +1100
On Tuesday, November 14, 2006 6:37 PM JRose wrote:

NAIROBI - Unchecked climate change could
drive up to 72 per cent of the
world's bird species into extinction but the world still has a chance
to
limit the losses, conservation group WWF said in a report on Tuesday.

Those who are interested in such things have watched the evidence for global warming slowly mount up over the years. But, judging by the amount of media attention over the last few weeks (in Victoria, at least), you'd think the ice caps had suddenly started melting and we'd all be under water by Christmas.

A few months ago there was only the occasional mention in the papers. Now there are pages of it. I'm not saying it's unjustified or a bad thing, just questioning why the sudden panic. Sceptics might wonder if a certain prime minister is encouraging it as a diversion from Iraq and IR laws.

Peter Shute
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