Global Warming: the Press Drops the Ball Again

Yesterday, scientists revealed that global warming has disrupted and slowed the ocean conveyor belt that transports heat around the globe. So why was this vitally important story relegated to page 8 of theand page 20 of the?
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George Bernard Shaw observed that "a journalist is someone who can't distinguish the end of civilization from a bicycle accident." Yesterday, scientists revealed that global warming has disrupted and slowed the ocean conveyor belt that carries the warm currents that have allowed the cultivation and growth of civilization in northern Europe and elsewhere. So why was this vitally important story relegated to page 8 of the New York Times, page 20 of the Los Angeles Times, and dumped on the newsroom floor elsewhere?

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