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Paris sizzles, Mediterranean wilts from global warming
CHICAGO, June 21 (AFP) Jun 22, 2007
Paris will sizzle and much of the Mediterranean will wilt according to a new study which raises alarm bells about the heat the region will take from global warming. Here, some data extracted from the study:


Average number of additional days with extreme temperatures per year by 2100


Paris

little change in emission policy: 49

significant change in emission policy: 39


Prague

little change in emission policy: 33

significant change in emission policy: 19


Zurich

little change in emission policy: 40

significant change in emission policy: 29


Bucharest

little change in emission policy: 35

significant change in emission policy: 22


Rome

little change in emission policy: 43

significant change in emission policy: 30


Valencia, Spain

little change in emission policy: 48

significant change in emission policy: 37


Athens

little change in emission policy: 48

significant change in emission policy: 27


Isparta, Turkey

little change in emission policy: 62

significant change in emission policy: 39


Tel Aviv

little change in emission policy: 55

significant change in emission policy: 35


Algiers

little change in emission policy: 36

significant change in emission policy: 23


Source: Geophysics Research Letters

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