"hotter than a firecracker"

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From: Raleigh McLemore (raleighmclemore@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Aug 17 2004 - 15:28:16 PDT 

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Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 15:28:16 -0700 (PDT)
From: Raleigh McLemore <raleighmclemore@yahoo.com>
Subject: "hotter than a firecracker"

Following blurb is from the environmental online newsletter, "Daily Grist". The Sacramento Bee article is particularly interesting, I liked the graphics of water level change. I couldn't access the LA Times article. If you haven't read the Grist, you should subscribe (free) for a while. Sense of humor is required for entry.
 
With firm handshake,
Raleigh
 
"WELCOME TO THE MO' HELL CALIFORNIA
New Study Predicts Hot, Dry Future for California

According to a new study, global warming will leave California either
really screwed or just moderately screwed, depending on the choices
the world makes in coming years. Conducted by 19 prominent
climate-change scientists, the study -- published yesterday in the
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences -- models two
different scenarios. The first, a "business as usual" scenario
involving no substantial change in the burning of fossil fuels or
emission of greenhouse gases, would yield a rise in the average
temperature of 7 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the century.
Snowpack in the Sierra Mountains, one of the state's primary water
sources, would be reduced by 89 percent. Heat waves would be more
severe. The dairy, wine, and skiing industries could be devastated.
Luckily, if substantial moves toward renewable energy are undertaken
immediately -- the second scenario -- the average temperature will
rise by only 4 to 6 degrees, and though the same effects will ensue,
well, at least they'll be less severe.

straight to the source: The Sacramento Bee, Edie Lau and Stuart
Leavenworth, 17 Aug 2004
<http://www.gristmagazine.com/cgi-bin/forward.pl?forward_id=2846>

straight to the source: Los Angeles Times, Miguel Bustillo, 17 Aug
2004
<http://www.gristmagazine.com/cgi-bin/forward.pl?forward_id=2847>

straight to the source: San Francisco Chronicle, Carl T. Hall, 17 Aug
2004
<http://www.gristmagazine.com/cgi-bin/forward.pl?forward_id=2848>"

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