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Tea off: India's farmers say climate changing brew
SFgate.com ^ | 12/31/10 | Wasbir Hussain - AP

Posted on 12/31/2010 11:45:19 AM PST by NormsRevenge

GAUHATI, India (AP) -- In this humid, lush region where an important part of the world's breakfast is born, the evidence of climate change is — literally — a weak tea.

Growers in tropical Assam state, India's main tea growing region, say rising temperatures have led not only to a drop in production but to subtle, unwelcome changes in the flavor of their brews.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: climatechange; farmers; india; tea

1 posted on 12/31/2010 11:45:22 AM PST by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge

I have an idea. Why don’t we get the UN to force the US to compensate these poor tea growers. I’ll bet no one thought of that.


2 posted on 12/31/2010 11:49:20 AM PST by fhayek
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To: NormsRevenge

Breakfast Tea? Start drinking coffee.


3 posted on 12/31/2010 11:52:07 AM PST by Cisco Nix (Real Conservatives stay sober and focused)
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To: fhayek

“Why don’t we get the UN to force the US to compensate”

Damn Jolly Good idea. The answer was right there hidden in plain sight.


4 posted on 12/31/2010 11:54:54 AM PST by Cisco Nix (Real Conservatives stay sober and focused)
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To: NormsRevenge

Another beyond stupid and naive article written by someone to whom elementary math is beyond manifold calculus.

I really think we should think seriously about executing most journalists.

It would greatly improve the IQ pool.


5 posted on 12/31/2010 12:01:41 PM PST by Da Coyote
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To: NormsRevenge

http://www.johnspeedie.com/healy/crap.wav


6 posted on 12/31/2010 12:09:01 PM PST by BenLurkin (This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both)
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To: NormsRevenge

It seems to me that scientists in India haven’t concluded anything yet. Why is the author jumping to the conclusion that “global warming” is responsible for the changes? Could it be he has an agenda?


7 posted on 12/31/2010 12:11:39 PM PST by BruCru (I think, therefore I am conservative!)
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To: BruCru; All
“Restrictions on pesticide use because of environmental concerns have added to planters’ woes.”


Perhaps other factors are affecting the crop? /S

8 posted on 12/31/2010 1:08:59 PM PST by az_gila
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To: NormsRevenge

England and Wales used to be renowned for their winemaking in the Middle Ages, that proves nothing.


9 posted on 12/31/2010 1:15:48 PM PST by NorthStarStateConservative (I'm just another disabled naturalized minority vegan pro life conservative.)
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To: Da Coyote
I really think we should think seriously about executing most journalists. It would greatly improve the IQ pool.

When I started college in the late '60s, Education Majors were near the bottom of the IQ pool.

It sure looks like Journalism Majors are racing them to the bottom.

I am intentionally ignoring all "zzz-Studies" Majors because that's just grabbing the low hanging fruit.

10 posted on 12/31/2010 2:13:55 PM PST by cayuga (Can the US survive an electorate stupid enough to send 0bama to the White House?)
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To: NormsRevenge; enough_idiocy; meyer; Normandy; Whenifhow; TenthAmendmentChampion; Clive; scripter; ..
If there is one thing we have learned from the global warming alarmists it is that any anomaly, not just limited to weather, is proof of Anthropogenic Global Warming ™ Anthropogenic Climate Change ™ Global Climate Disruption ™. I prefer FReeper Cletus.D.Yokel's term CACA ("Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Alteration").

 

 



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11 posted on 12/31/2010 3:57:07 PM PST by steelyourfaith (ObamaCare Death Panels: a Final Solution to the looming Social Security crisis ?)
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