Reports From Four Fronts in the War on Warming - NYT

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In almost every instance, the people most at risk from climate change live in countries that have contributed the least to the atmospheric buildup of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases linked to the recent warming of the planet.

Prone to Drought, and All but Unable to Predict the Weather
“We cannot even know the duration of sunshine in our country for four years, so how can we measure climate change?” said Mr. Chilenga, a meteorological engineer. “Oh, oh, it is pathetic!”
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Prone to Drought, but Moving Ahead on Desalination

PERTH, Australia, March 27 — Looking out over a sparkling blue bay on Australia’s west coast, Gary Crisp, an alchemist for the new century, saw an ocean of drinking water.

Behind him was an industrial park filled with tanks, pipes, screens, filters and chemicals for converting seawater into drinking water — 17 percent of the water supply for this city of 1.5 million people.
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At Risk From Floods, and Defensless When the Rivers Rise

DHANAUR, India, March 28 —Year after year, the Baghmati river swells with the rains and, rushing down from the Himalayas, submerges this back-of-beyond village into utter ruin.
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At Risk From Floods, but Looking Ahead With Floating Houses

MAASBOMMEL, the Netherlands, March 29 — Anne van der Molen lives on the edge of the River Maas, by definition an insecure spot in a country constantly trying to keep water at bay. But she is ready for the next flood.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/03/science/earth/03clim.html?pagewanted=1&hp

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