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Issue date: 11/20/07

U.N. science panel issues report on climate change

A United Nations scientific panel issued a report Nov. 17 from Spain emphasizing the need for action on the climate change.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, which was presented by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, warns of irreversible effects of the rising levels of greenhouse gases.

Ki-moon also appealed to the United States and China to act, the world's two largest emitters of greenhouse gases.

The report said world temperatures are expected to rise approximately 0.2 degrees Celsius per decade.

The report was written by 2,500 scientists appointed by governments from around the world.

 

Death toll rises after cyclone hits Bangladesh

The death toll in Bangladesh has risen to 1,723 after a cyclone moved through the west coast of the country Nov. 15.

Another 15,000 people have been injured and thousands are still missing or displaced, Bangladeshi General Qazi Abedus Samad said Nov. 17.

Samad said the death toll has continued to rise as flood waters begin to recede in remote areas.

Cyclone Sidr generated wind speeds up to 131 mph and has left 280,000 families homeless.

Power was knocked out in most of the country, but is being restored.

The Bangladeshi government's Cabinet held an emergency meeting Nov. 17 to discuss emergency response.

 

Chile sends aid to cities affected by earthquakes

The Chilean government airlifted 30 more tons of resources Nov. 16 to several cities affected by an earthquake Nov. 15.

Chile's air force delivered supplies, including food and blankets, to Tocopilla and Maria Elena, two cities in Chile where more than 150 people were injured and 4,000 homes destroyed.

The earthquake, a magnitude 6.7 quake, was centered in a jungle region about 150 miles southeast from Ecuador's capital city, Quinto.

An earlier earthquake struck northern Chile Nov. 7, leaving thousands homeless.

Source: CNN.com, New York Times

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