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                    [Title] => An unspoken option if climate talks fail: Geoengineering
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What if they fail to curb global warming and the environment gets so dangerous that someone decides to do something drastic and play mad scientist?

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-05 13:51:52 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1743093 [AuthorName] => Seth Borenstein [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 952769 [Title] => Fourth of New York City could be flood zone by 2050s [Summary] =>

By the 2050s, more than 800,000 New York City residents could be living in a flood zone that would cover a quarter of the city's land and New Yorkers could sweat out as many 90-degree (32-Celsiu) days as is now normal for Birmingham, Alabama, as effects of global warming take hold, a scientists' group convened by the city says.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-11 09:42:59 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1378514 [AuthorName] => Jennifer Peltz [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 889567 [Title] => Happiness is… [Summary] =>

There’s a Tibetan Buddhist admonition to a worrywart: will the object of your concern matter in 100 years?

[DatePublished] => 2012-12-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133252 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1807094 [AuthorName] => Ana Marie Pamintuan [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 870473 [Title] => Pinoys most emotional, Singaporeans emotionless [Summary] =>

The Philippines topped the list of most emotional societies in the world, revealing the Filipinos’ expressive nature and how they feel about their lives.

[DatePublished] => 2012-11-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img248/2256/gen6p.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 803981 [Title] => World-renowned economist Sachs extols Asia's growing role on world economy [Summary] =>

Amid the scorching heat of the noonday sun and tight security, foreign and local dignitaries gathered at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Manila to listen to world-renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs speak in a seminar at the 45th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board of Governors.

[DatePublished] => 2012-05-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804708 [AuthorName] => Iris Gonzales [SectionName] => Business As Usual [SectionUrl] => business-as-usual [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 802985 [Title] => Economists say Asia to lead global growth [Summary] =>

Economists yesterday reiterated that global growth would continue to be dependent on Asia due to the economic uncertainties in the US as well as the sovereign debt crisis in Europe but cautioned officials and policy makers not to be complacent.

[DatePublished] => 2012-05-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097197 [AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 802879 [Title] => Single Asian currency 'inevitable' - ADB exec [Summary] =>

(UPDATE) Asia's transition to a single currency is inevitable as the global financial market searches for international reserve currencies other than the United States dollar, economists said Thursday at the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) 45th annual board of governors meeting.

[DatePublished] => 2012-05-03 11:07:41 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1422137 [AuthorName] => Jovan Cerda [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 802875 [Title] => Phl, Asia told to pursue 'new normal' growth track [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines - Countries in developing Asia including the Philippines must focus on implementing long-term structural reforms even as they try to insulate themselves from the possible escalation of the global financial crisis, an Asian Development Bank (ADB) report said Thursday.

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MANILA (AP) - Asia should tap its $4 trillion in currency reserves to avoid a significant economic downturn through public spending to bolster consumer demand, a UN economic adviser said today.

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