Fire Disaster in Israel Is a Typical Example of Expected Climate Change Effects in the Mediterranean

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101208083535.htm

ScienceDaily (Dec. 13, 2010) — The fire disaster in the Carmel Mountains near Haifa is a typical example of climate change effect and a taste of the future, says Dr. Guy Pe'er, one of the authors of Israel's first report to the UN on climate change. Ten years ago, Dr. Pe'er and other Israeli scientists collated knowledge about the effects of climate change for Israel. They warned in the year 2000 of expected climatic fluctuations, heat events, decreased rainfall and delayed late winter rainfall, all of which would lead to increased risk of intense forest fires.

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