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That means climate change isn't a problem for tomorrow; the effects are happening now. Already precipitation patterns seem to be changing, making some drier areas - like the arid American southwest - even drier, and rainy regions even wetter. (Which can be almost as destructive as a drought - last year's record-breaking floods in Britain caused $4 billion worth of damage.) As warmer temperatures creep northward, so do insects and other pests that are adapted to the heat. The results can be harrowing - the population of the tiny mountain pine beetle, which infests pine trees in the Rocky Mountain region...
...constantly telling my tales to my students, and I guess occasionally their hair stands on end, as it doesn’t seem possible that I’ve lived through the things I’ve lived through. It was during part of the darkest years of the Cold War,” she added...
...historical significance of the events in Arkansas did not seem to have fully sunk into the lives of Harvard students...
...years that followed, Ogletree said, the administration did seem to take heed to the student’s concerns...
...wisdom and won in the past. His approval rating among independents and some Democrats remains strong, and he is tied with Obama in national surveys. A senior Republican adviser to one of McCain's former rivals appraised the situation this way: "Not raising money, still no excitement, can't seem to get his footing, the Bush brand is toxic, and yet it still looks like he can win," the adviser said. "All that is so John McCain...