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It's backfiring big time
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kiaaPun unintended (or is it?)
As the world struggles with another summer with an extreme climate, experts are observing something unusual - this year the effects are more heavily pronounced in areas that used to be spared of this trouble in general.
Wealthy countries such as the US, Canada, Germany and Belgium are joining poorer and more vulnerable nations on a growing list of extreme weather events that scientists say are to a great degree linked to man-made climate change. So this is no longer just a problem for poor countries. It is very obvious that it is now a problem for rich countries as well. If they don't pay attention NOW, I don't know when they will.
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As the world struggles with another summer with an extreme climate, experts are observing something unusual - this year the effects are more heavily pronounced in areas that used to be spared of this trouble in general.
Wealthy countries such as the US, Canada, Germany and Belgium are joining poorer and more vulnerable nations on a growing list of extreme weather events that scientists say are to a great degree linked to man-made climate change. So this is no longer just a problem for poor countries. It is very obvious that it is now a problem for rich countries as well. If they don't pay attention NOW, I don't know when they will.
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