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This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. Send mail to mime@docserver.cac.washington.edu for more info. --simple boundary Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=ISO-8859-1 Content-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.95.iB1.0.981029192234.12963C@halifax.chebucto.ns.ca> check out the website for more details... the address is below. Peace- Daniel. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 18:04:28 -0500 From: mcaron@worldwatch.org To: worldwatch@crest.org Subject: WW: Global Temps Jump Off Chart FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 29, 1998 Vital Signs Brief 98-3 GLOBAL TEMPERATURE JUMPS OFF CHART The average temperature of the earth's atmosphere hit the highest level ever recorded in the first two-thirds of 1998, literally jumping off the charts. (See Figure.) Six of the first eight months of the year were the warmest since records began in 1866. The accelerating pace of climate change is out of step with the glacial pace of climate negotiations, which have been frozen since the Kyoto Protocol was crafted a year ago. "Unless the government officials who gather in Buenos Aires November 2 for a new round of climate negotiations can plug the loopholes in the Protocol and pave the way for its ratification," say Worldwatch researchers Christopher Flavin and Seth Dunn, "they face serious risk that it will never be adopted, nullifying a decade of efforts to protect the climate. If nothing of consequence happens in Buenos Aires, that in itself will be big news." ******************** A graph of global temperature from 1866-1998 can be found in the .eps attachment here or at the Worldwatch web site, <http://www.worldwatch.org>. For the data used to make the graph, contact Mary Caron at <mcaron@worldwatch.org>. ********************** --simple boundary--
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