grazing on time

Copenhagen sputters as poor nations challenge rich to do more.

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Droughts in Africa are challenging the traditional existence of nomadic pastoralists who eek their existence in the arid lands of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia and Somalia. The African continent is/will be affected most intensely by climate change and these tribes personify the daily struggle of the world’s poor against environmental degradation beyond their control. Must read article.

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Sporadic weather patterns threaten glacial water deposits in Bolivia, China and India.

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Last Monday, students demonstrated on campuses throughout Iran, yet their anger is no longer limited to President Ahmadinejad with chants of “Death to the oppressor; whether it is the shah or the leader!” The “leader” refers Ayatollah Ali Khameni, the highest authority of the Islamic Republic.