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World Service,31 Aug 2006,26 mins

Warning of Man-made Climate Change and Rising Sea Levels

Science In Action

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Warning that we face dangerous human disruption of the global climate and, as a result, sea levels may rise 4m in this century. European Space Agency's successful satellite SMART-1 is set to crash into the surface of the Moon on Sunday. Re-designing ships for shallow river waters in Germany, like the Futura Carrier. Plus, why the hair on our bodies grows where and how it does, and how to tell real antique oriental porcelain from the fakes, which make up 20% of what's offered for sale.

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