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China Unveils Global Warming Plan

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Watch this video about the global climate crisis in China on HowStuffWorks. China has unveiled its first ever national plan to tackle climate change just days before President Hu Jintao attends a meeting of leaders of the Group of Eight industrialized nations where global warming is high on the agenda. See how global warming works in this news video from Reuters.

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