Scientists in Nordic
Region Call on Governments To Act against Global Warming
October 14, 2005 — By Associated Press
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A report
commissioned by the Nordic Council of Ministers on Friday urged the
region's governments to take joint action against global warming.
Throughout the Nordic region, scientists have noted signs of warming,
including an earlier start to the pollen season in the spring, more
butterfly species from southern Europe, and fish normally found in
tropical waters.
Experts from environmental research institutes in Denmark, Finland,
Sweden and Denmark, said the climate changes mainly were caused by man,
especially by emissions of so-called greenhouse gases that trap heat in
the atmosphere.
Temperatures will continue to rise and weather will become more extreme,
the 64-page document said.
The Nordic Council of Ministers, formed in 1971, is the forum for
cooperation between the Nordic governments.
Source: Associated Press |