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Science communication is important in today's technologically advanced society. A good part of the adult community is not science savvy and lacks the background to make sense of rapidly changing technology. My blog attempts to help by publishing articles of general interest in an easy to read and understand format without using mathematics. You can contact me at ektalks@yahoo.co.uk

Friday 12 October 2007

Nobel Peace Prize for Climate Change Campaigners...

Climate change campaigner Al Gore and the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have been jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007.

The UN's IPCC, comprising 3,000 leading climate scientists, is the world's top authority on global warming.

The Nobel committee said it wanted to help the world focus on the threat it faced from climate change.

I think it is a good decision and timely. We must be very close to the 'tipping point' when sensible measures to avoid a runaway scenario may not work. Hope common sense prevails.

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