November 2007
Global warming could trigger wars, economic meltdown
The extreme cold weather in the past centuries has coincided with wars, population collapse and economic crises. The ratio of wars in a cold climate was almost double the ratio of wars in a warm climate and periods of social turmoil over the centuries coincided with extreme weather.
Energy Expert Sees Hazard in Costly Oil
The rapidly growing appetite for fossil fuels in China and India is likely to help keep oil prices high for the foreseeable future, threatening a global economic slowdown.
October 2007
Global warming opens Arctic seabed to the search for oil and gas
The Arctic is rich in natural resources, including hydrocarbons, and rapid thawing due to global warming could make exploiting those mineral resources feasible relatively soon.
Global warming could wipe out most species
Rising temperatures could wipe out more than half of the earth's species in the next few centuries, according to researchers who published a study on Wednesday linking climate change to past mass extinctions.
June 2007
Global warming: OXFAM sends a resounding warning to G8
In a statement, Antonio Hill, Oxfam's senior advisor on climate change said by 2020, yields from rain-fed agriculture in some countries could decrease by as much as 50 per cent exacerbating malnutrition and food insecurity.
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