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Edition: South Pacific
Edition: South Pacific
No. 13
COVER
Global Warming Heats Up
(Cover Story)
The climate is crashing, and global warming is to blame. Why the crisis hit so soon—and what we can do about it
Feeling The Heat (Cover Story)
Global warming is already disrupting the biological world, pushing many species to the brink of extinction and turning others into runaway pests. But the worst is yet to come
The Impact of Asia's Giants (Cover Story)
How China and India could save the planet—or destroy it
AUSTRALIA OBSERVED
Beyond Funny, Even Serious
Diplomats - and their boss - are being stripped bare by Australia's Cole Inquiry
SOCIETY
The Bicarb Soda Solution
An unlikely bestseller has Australians reaching for olld-time fixes - and the can-do attitude that spawned them
SOUTH PACIFIC
Weathering the Storms
Cyclone Larry ripped through Queensland's north coast last week. Its victims tell terrifying tales of a force of nature whose power may yet be growing

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