Skeptics turn up the heat
By Li Jing | China Daily | Updated: 2010-02-03 07:48
Herdsmen in the grasslands of Altay, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, drive horses through heavy snow last month. The region has experienced its worst snowstorm for six decades. Scientists have speculated that the Earth could be entering a 'mini ice age'. Zhu Yiming |
Chinese scientists say severe weather conditions and the scandal surrounding a famed study has opened the debate on alternative causes of climate change. Li Jing reports
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