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3 hours ago ago from Huffington Post

As over 190 countries try to figure out how to tackle climate change over the next several days , there is one region of the world that is sure to be adversely affected by the long terms effects of carbon emissions, and, it doesn't even account for five percent of global emissions. According to a 2006 article in Science Daily on this very issue , "Africa is the continent that will suffer most under global warming." Farmers across the ...

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Could Vonn be the Phelps of Winter Olympics?

23 hours ago ago from NBC

More features On msnbc.com Could Vonn be the Phelps of Winter Olympics? âPressure buildingâ on U.S. ski star to win medals, boost sales and her sport Lindsey Vonn will be one of the United ...

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Climate Deal Likely to Bear Big Price Tag

20 hours ago ago from The New York Times

WASHINGTON If negotiators reach an accord at the climate talks in Copenhagen it will entail profound shifts in energy production, dislocations in how and where people live, sweeping changes in agriculture and forestry and the creation of complex new markets in global warming pollution credits. Multimedia So what is all this going to cost? The short answer is trillions of dollars over the next ...

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9 hours ago ago from BBC

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