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By 2020, kiss the snows of Kilimanjaro goodbye

By Michael Kanellos
CNET News.com
May 23, 2006

BERKELEY, Calif.--There are a lot of projections about global warming, and almost all of them are scary.

Scientists who've studied the issue now almost unanimously agree that the ocean levels will likely rise at least a half a meter by 2100, and possibly more if current temperature trends and energy use continue, according to John Harte, professor of energy and resources at the University of California, Berkeley, speaking at the U.S.-China Symposium on Climate Change taking place at the school this week.

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