Climate change faster in Australia: scientists


	Climate change faster in Australia: scientists

greg naylor

1-3-2007 7:36 PM

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1-3-2007 9:34 PM

sparkles

the weather here is insane
i live on the coast and the oceans too cold to swim in

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