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Global Warming Targets Arab Countries

World Bank reports that global warming could devastate Middle East farming & tourism.

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

Global warming could devastate Middle East farming and tourism, without any distinction between Arabs and Jews, according to a World Bank report issued Wednesday.

Northern Dead Sea

Northern Dead Sea – Israel news photo: Hana Levi Julian

Average temperatures in the region are likely to rise by as much as three degrees Celsius (5.4 Fahrenheit) by 2050 — and double that for night-time temperatures, said the report released at UN climate talks in Doha.

Strangely, Israel was not mentioned in AFP coverage of the report and in several World Bank comments. Continue Reading »