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The changing landscape of Patagonia

Posted: Monday, December 03, 2007 5:02 PM by Dateline Editor
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By Leonor Ayala, NBC News

From its dry arid deserts in the north to the frigid, icy landscapes of the south, Chile is one of the most geographically diverse countries in South America.  And according to environmental scientists it is also bearing the brunt of the damaging effects of global warming.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited Latin America  recently to see firsthand the effects of climate change. He  spent two days in southern Chile, touring Patagonia.

"The change is now progressing much faster than I had thought," said Ban. "It's alarming."

Ban Ki-moon's visit came just before the release of a much anticipated Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on the impact of global warming.  The IPCC ,  which shared the Nobel peace prize with Al Gore, called for international treaties to limit the emission of greenhouse gases.

Click here for a slide show of Leonor Ayala's visit to Chile and Argentina.

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Cell phones
have the power to move the speaker back and forth.  When the speaker is not even plugged in, microwaves excite particles, which makes vibrate against each other.  The main result is heat.  Just a little heat multiplied 1.2 billion. Expected to reach 4 billion users by 2009. Every brick, every tree every living thing is generating heat as a result of man-made microwaves could this have something to do with global warming.  Cell phone companies, I'm sure say no and the government.  I'm sure backs them.  But it's common sense, if you're making molecules rub together.  You are creating heat on a global scale.  The whole earth is bathing man-made microwaves.  Your cell phone alone generates enough heat to dry her sinuses.  Read your paperwork!

Michael Newsome Shepherdsville Kentucky (Sent Tuesday, December 04, 2007 9:24 AM)

I TURLY THINK THAT MR LUCAS IS PART OF THE AMERICAN STORY. IT'S NOT A PRETTY PART, BUT STILL IT IS PART OF THE FABRIC OF WHAT MAKES THIS COUNTRY GREAT GOOD BAD OR IN DIFFERENT. I BEING ONE WHO THINK TO STILL HAVE DRUGS TO BE ILLEGAL IN THIS COUNTRY IS UN THINK-ABLE. WE ARE NOT WINNING THE WAR ON DRUGS. IT IS A WASTE OF MONEY THE CONTINUE TO FIGHT IT. LETS TAX IT AND GET SOME REAL MONEY BACK TO MAKE EDUCATION FREE IN THIS COUNTRY. AND GIVE PEOPLE THE RIGHT TO LIVE THIER LIFE THE WAY THEY WANT TO. BESIDES IF SOME DRUGS LEGAL THEN THEY AND SHOULD BE. BUT THAT IS TOO SIMPLE AND IT MIGHT CAUSE THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM MAY FAIL. TO BAD IT WAS A GOOD THOUGHT ANYWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RICK JAMES ATLANTA GA (Sent Tuesday, December 04, 2007 10:02 AM)

It is a very sad time in History for America, Global Warming, Huge National Debts,Health Care problems,
A Global militarized Police Force, Imperialist Global Quest,Wars and rummors of more conflicts, Oil and Gas Crisis, Dollar Crisis, potential national Economic Defualt, and much more.

We continously believe the politicians and Corporate moguls and get deeper in trouble, This Government has all but destroyed Christmas economicaly for millions of familys, and we debate odf which of the current canadates would be best for America, yes can you believe it, these canadates are part of the system whom got us where we are...... And yet we are going to honor them as president ?

Lets not continue to destroy our enviroment and our country economicaly.  The only Canidate whom truly makes sense is RON Paul, if you listen to his message, there is yet a oppurtunity for us.  The other canidates do not have solution, other than doing the same old political thing over again.



Ed HAYDEN (Sent Tuesday, December 25, 2007 2:52 PM)

Dateline is one of  the best TV  Shows on  TV.
Keep up  the Great Reporting!

Doris Baylor; Cynthiana,KY 14031 (Sent Wednesday, December 26, 2007 4:58 PM)

Don't smoke the tailpipe of a running car and then post a global warming comment on here such as cell phones being a cause. Common sense is greenhouse gases trap heat from escaping the atmosphere. People should know the science of a greenhouse. A greenhouse traps heat in the building to keep plants from freezing. Many northern states have greenhouses to prevent plants from freezing thus can grow plants in the dead middle of winter. This same science can be applied to greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gases are caused by burning fossil fuels such as oil, gasoline for cars and coal for power plants---NOT FROM CELL PHONES !!!

Michael Randall, Cocoa, Florida (Sent Sunday, December 30, 2007 2:36 AM)



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