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Nairobi (pronounced /narobi/) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi Province. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is surrounded by several expanding villa suburbs.[2
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 The Star 
Sun won't stop global warming if dims as in 1600s
Thu 11 Mar 2010
| OSLO (Reuters) - A dimming of the sun to match conditions in the "Little Ice Age" of the 17th century would only slightly slow global warming, a study indicated on Wednesday. A chimney billows smoke... (photo: Creative Commons / Optigan13)
Perito Moreno Glacier Patagonia Argentina. Glacier ice is the largest reservoir of fresh water on Earth, and is second only to oceans as the largest reservoir of total water. Glaciers cover vast areas of the polar regions and are found in mountain ranges of every continent except Australia.
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 The Guardian 
World's top scientists to review climate panel
Wed 10 Mar 2010
| SETH BORENSTEIN | AP Science Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — The world's biggest scientific guns are being called in to mop up after a trickle of unsettling errors in the authoritative reports written b... (photo: Creative Commons / Luca Galuzzi)
Kunming (pronounced /knm/; Chinese: ; pinyin: Knmng; Wade-Giles: K'un-ming, pronounced [knm]; UN/LOCODE: CNKMG) is a prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province, in southwestern China. Because of its year-round temperate climate, Kunming is often called the "Spring City" or "City of Eternal Spring" ().  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  Wed 10 Mar 2010
Climate Goal Is Supported by China and India
| WASHINGTON -- China and India formally agreed Tuesday to join the international climate change agreement reached in December in Copenhagen, the last two major economies to sign up. | The two countri... (photo: Creative Commons / ASDFGHJ)
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climate - environment - blanket of white clouds in the sky  The Guardian  Wed 10 Mar 2010
China, India give qualified nod to climate deal
| ARTHUR MAX | Associated Press Writer= AMSTERDAM (AP) — China joined India on Tuesday in giving qualified approval to the Copenhagen climate accord calling for voluntary limits on greenhouse gas em... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
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Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., is interviewed by the Associated Press in his office on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 19, 2006, in Washington. When Obama travels to Africa next month for a five-nation, 15-day tour, he will have one credential no other U.S. senator can claim: he is the son of an African. ``As the only African-American in the U.S. Senate, there is obviously some symbolic power to my visit,'' Obama said. DNA India Wed 10 Mar 2010
Obama pushes climate change in White House meeting
| WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama, weighing in on the Senate's efforts to pass a climate change bill, gathered republican and democratic lawmakers on Tuesday to tr... (photo: AP / Lawrence Jackson)
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President Barack Obama speaks as Archbishop Demetrios, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in America, listens during a ceremony honoring Greek Independence Day in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Khaleej Times Wed 10 Mar 2010
Obama pushes climate change in meeting
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama, weighing in on the Senate's efforts to pass a climate change bill, gathered Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday to try to ... (photo: AP / Gerald Herbert)
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A cane cutter works in Batatais, Brazil, in this Aug. 28, 2007 file photo. Booming Brazil is in overdrive with test drilling at a potentially mammoth offshore oil field, trucks jamming ports to offload soy shipments for China, biofuel production galore and plenty of cash for mega-infrastructure projects ranging from bridges to dams Daily Star Lebanon Wed 10 Mar 2010
EU faces court challenge over biofuels reports
| Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | - Powered by | Pete Harrison | Reuters | BRUSSELS: Four environmental groups have sued the EU’s executive for withholding documents th... (photo: AP / Andre Penner)
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Barack Obama Rally for Change in Miami, Florida on October 21, 2008 The Star Wed 10 Mar 2010
Obama to push climate change in White House meeting
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday will gather key Republican and Democratic senators whose support is critical to passing a climate change law, s... (photo: WN / Aruna Gilbert)
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The message 'CUT Co2' lights up on the face of the Le Meridien hotel in New Delhi, calling for urgent action to fight climate change, at New Delhi, India, Saturday, May 19, 2007. Greenpeace is demanding that India implement energy efficiency measures as the first and most cost effective way to reduce Carbon Dioxide (Co2) emission The Star Wed 10 Mar 2010
China and India endorse Copenhagen climate deal
| NEW DELHI (Reuters) - China and India joined almost all other major greenhouse gas emitters on Tuesday in signing up to the climate accord struck in Copenhagen, boostin... (photo: AP / Mustafa Quraishi)
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Su Wei, chief negotiator of China on climate change, makes a point during his press conference at the UN Climate summit in Copenhagen, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009. The New York Times Wed 10 Mar 2010
China and India Join Climate Accord
| WASHINGTON — China and India formally agreed to join the international climate change agreement reached last December in Copenhagen, the last two major economies ... (photo: AP / Heribert Proepper)
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A man speaks on his cell phone in front of a giant globe in the main venue hall of the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Tuesday Dec. 15, 2009. The Star Wed 10 Mar 2010
INTERVIEW - New climate partnership planned to protect forests
| OSLO (Reuters) - Governments will seek a new climate partnership in 2010 to protect tropical forests with funds going through the United Nations, the World Bank or bila... (photo: AP / Virginia Mayo)
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