Global warming: passing the 'tipping point' Our special investigation reveals that critical rise in world temperatures is now unavoidable By Michael McCarthy, Environment Editor Published: 11 February 2006
A crucial global warming "tipping point" for the Earth, highlighted only last week by the British Government, has already been passed, with devastating consequences. Research commissioned by The Independent reveals that the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has now crossed a threshold, set down by scientists from around the world at a conference in Britain last year, beyond which really dangerous climate change is likely to be unstoppable. . . . http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article344690.ece AirEnviron@yahoogroups.com - promoting regional & international cooperation in air pollution through a "Knowledge Network". Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AirEnviron/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
