Gore warns of Global 'Crisis'

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Gore Warns of Global ‘Crisis’
By REED B. RAYMAN
Contributing Writer



Former Vice President Al Gore ’69 called the threat of global warming an impending “crisis” and derided the Bush administration’s polices on climate change as part of a star-studded panel that packed 1,200 into Sanders Theatre last night.

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“Worldwide temperatures have been going up steadily, and sea levels have been rising as well,” Gore said at yesterday’s panel, backed by a PowerPoint presentation. “This is extremely serious.”

The former vice president zipped through a succession of slides reviewing the threat of climate change and outlined several possible solutions. In one nightmare scenario, sea level would rise more than 18 feet, submerging large swaths of Florida, New Orleans and Manhattan.

And when Gore showed pictures of the disappearing Larsen ice shelf in Antarctica, there were a few gasps and whistles from the audience.

“Are we serious about stopping this kind of thing or is it only the terrorists we’re worried about?” Gore said.

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And when a student asked Gore for a catchphrase to describe the people obstructing the work against global warming, Gore fired back: “Republicans.”

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