Brazil Ministry calls for national plan to confront global warming
By | Published: February 28, 2007
Associated Press: Environmental officials called Wednesday for Brazil to develop a national plan to combat global warming, a day after scientists warned it could devastate the Amazon rain forest and lead to a spike in diseases like malaria and yellow fever. The plan would define possible settlement areas for refugees from coastal areas where the oceans are expected to rise by as much as 40 centimeters (16 inches) and would call for renewed efforts to halt deforestation in the Amazon region, where …
Brazil Ministry calls for national plan to confront global warming
Associated Press: Environmental officials called Wednesday for Brazil to develop a national plan to combat global warming, a day after scientists warned it could devastate the Amazon rain forest and lead to a spike in diseases like malaria and yellow fever. The plan would define possible settlement areas for refugees from coastal areas where the oceans are expected to rise by as much as 40 centimeters (16 inches) and would call for renewed efforts to halt deforestation in the Amazon region, where …
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