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World Service,01 Feb 2005,22 mins

Climate disaster predictions

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A computer has found that global temperatures could rise by several degrees. The Distributed Computer, which is larger than Japan's earth simulator featured in last week's programme, has been running climate prediction models using thousands of computers. Also in the programme, the failure of online speed dating technology and the revolution of podcasting. Presenter: Gareth Mitchell.

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