Earth Day theme of climate change a global alert

From: China Daily | Date: April 20, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

Sunday, April 22 marks Earth Day. The theme of this year's Earth Day is climate change, one of the most pressing and complex challenges facing the world.

The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report just released paints a grim picture of the advance of climate change, and its potential harm to the lives of millions.

The report predicts that millions more people will be threatened by serious flooding every year by the end of this century, especially in densely populated, low-lying areas, where because of poverty they are unable to adapt to the changes. These areas already ...

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