CLIMATE change is not directly to blame for the snowstorms sweeping China, according to scientists. They said they were simply an extreme event caused by very cold winter temperatures and a La Nina weather pattern. La Nina has brought moist air over... ...full story at Shanghai Daily
from Shanghai Daily on Thu, Jan 31 2008
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