INQUIRER.net: Climate talk shifts from curbing global warming to adapting

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Climate talk shifts from curbing global warming to adapting Jun 15th 2013, 23:07 WASHINGTON—Efforts to curb global warming have quietly shifted as greenhouse gases inexorably rise.   The conversation is no longer solely about how to save the planet by cutting carbon emissions. It's becoming more about how to save ourselves from the warming planet's wild weather.   It was Mayor Michael Bloomberg's announcement last week of an ambitious plan to stave off New York City's rising seas with flood gates, levees and more that brought this transition into full focus.   After years of losing the fight against rising global emissions of heat-trapping gases, governments around the world are emphasizing what a U.N. Foundation scientific repo... Keep on reading: Climate talk shifts from curbing global warming to adapting Media files: climate-adaptation.jpg (image/jpeg)

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