CLIMATE CHANGE IS HERE, SAY EXPERTS AT TECH SEMINAR

From: Roanoke Times & World News | Date: November 3, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Robert Bodnar was a lonely voice.

In a conference about climate change, he had the session whose title asked, "Does global warming offer any benefits to the Earth?"

Generally, the answer was negative at Virginia Tech's 25th Choices and Challenges forum, where Bodnar was among the presenters Thursday.

Nearly everyone agrees global warming will increase rainfall, Bodnar said. That could end droughts in Ethiopia and Somalia. It could alleviate water shortages.

As Greenland's ice sheets melt, Greenlanders will have pasture for dairy cows for the first time in hundreds of years. Farmers in ...

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