Guest guest Posted June 18, 2002 Report Share Posted June 18, 2002 Global Climate Shift Feeds Spreading Deserts Tuesday, June 18 2002 @ 10:29 AM CDT From www.upperworld.org Contributed by: Maxwell J. " NEW YORK (ENS) Over the next 20 years some 60 million people in northern Africa are expected to leave the Sahelian region if desertification there is not halted, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today. June 17 is the day set aside each year by the UN as World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, twin problems that must be solved if world hunger is to be relieved, Annan said. " ...more Got Silk. Tuesday, June 18 2002 @ 09:32 AM CDT From www.upperworld.org Contributed by: Michelle " QUEBEC, ST-TELESPHORE (NYtimes) As soon as I walk into the humid goat shed in my Tyvex suit and sterilized boots, a dozen Nubians run up to the fence and begin sniffing at me, their Roman noses dilated with fervent curiosity. " They're a little frisky, " a technician explains, shooing them back toward their playpen toys. " It's artificial insemination time, you know. " ...more More on the environment at www.upperworld.com Become a member and contribute to the site with news clippings! WatchDog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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