[PCA] NEWS: 2 climate change articles about other countries

Olivia Kwong plant at plantconservation.org
Thu Jan 28 09:52:18 CST 2010


http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100128/sc_afp/egyptclimateagriculture

Egypt's fertile Nile Delta falls prey to climate change
by Fatma Ahmed -- Thu Jan 28, 3:07 am ET

ROSETTA, Egypt (AFP) -- The Nile Delta, Egypt's bread basket since 
antiquity, is being turned into a salty wasteland by rising seawaters, 
forcing some farmers off their lands and others to import sand in a 
desperate bid to turn back the tide.

See the link above for the full article text.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100128/sc_afp/australiaclimatewarmingweatherfire

Climate change to triple Australia fire danger: report
Thu Jan 28, 1:45 am ET

SYDNEY (AFP) -- Climate change could more than triple the risk of 
catastrophic wildfires in parts of Australia, a top environmental group 
warned Thursday, almost a year since savage firestorms that killed 173 
people.

See the link above for the full article text.





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