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Longtime Skeptic John Howard Acknowledges Climate Reality

By Ross Gelbspan
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard, a longtime climate skeptic, has embraced a key climate change forecast, warning Australians to prepare for more extreme weather events such as the current bushfires. Asked whether he accepted scientists’ predictions on extreme weather, Howard said: “I think the country should prepare for a continuation of what we are now experiencing.”

Here’s the full news article.  

By Ross Gelbspan

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