European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 1, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Earth Summit 92global warming disaster or hype g by William k. Stevens the new York times Igbal Warwig is the most far reaching transformation wrought by humans because it could  magnify other changes As weft a # it develops As Many scientists fear Are Schenc Levels of some gases that trap heat n the atmosphere Mammy Cartem Tadde and methane Are Sirg Steadry As a result of human activity Ike the turning of toss Kiefs Bui scientists agree on Littfe else beyond that the have net yet Taffy understood the myriad atm Schenc interactions that Are touched off when these Quot greenhouse gases trap heat the of Kate heating depends on he degree to which Friese interactions cancel each other but Ith hat caveat an International group of scientists convened by the United nations predicts that f humans continue to pot greenhouse gases into the air at the present rare the Ifni for Esutace temperature of re pfc face wit use by 3 to 8 degrees fahrenheit some time m he Nert certify. In comparison the average temperature of the Earth has risen by 9 degrees since the dears of the fast be age. Whether a human induced warning has already begun is i rear the to is were an aft Issua warm decade and ?990 and 1991 were the wan nest year recorded a Abaffy. Sree sur Ace temperature records have been kept As Prevc cafe As this change is. I gaffs Welt with the Ratu Raf Svarcs of climate Van army. I n vie lower Range of the predict on. Could get Benefit some people a dentists say. Higher concert Faccas of Carbon it code. Tar example. Set mate crop growth some areas of the would would probably receive creased Razlaff. Making Friem More Fertile. But there s Aiso a Long 1st of pos stale catastrophes Esce Caffy i Warwig develops in tie High end of fee predicted Range As glaciers and ice Caps part atty met. Acc ring to the United Ita tonn forecast. Vie level of vie clears. A Aal use by about two Ted by the end of the Cert or car org Cuil pour More Energy into vie Dimate system. 3rd Sente studies show Fiat toe resort Wood be Mere h-x7jent and More Dsa serous storms Cut a recent study suggests that farming m ra_sb&Quot.3� iced co Unnes would fare better than n the  Aero Dev Eeerg cd uncles. According to a u n study would of e-3 a re he Cit vulnerable to Dimate charge keeping an Eye on Earth assault on the sea the oceans Are tinder attach Tom atom and botox Indus we Poi Ion and Urban Runoff of Fmasten to Poison a Paic or to Airt. Ask Torii a Tor seafood increases or fish no raises to a Sec of a inc won. Of Setik. Mer and add rain cow into to >10 Shess. Which sew Deal from to Nofe in anti lakes to we deepest oceans. I Sumer is  i ignite. Rearm no a Earth As Abd ran. A farms peso Odt and it tzar Naff palsies men and groundwater supp it a _ . Capper ran. Lead anti Oher aude Encee inn hmm nays. Co Sumneang fish and odier Marine or. A raw sewage and is Raff Are dumped a Recd Ina it streams and oceans by marry ones  v2/wwaawn Enow Memary seriatim coastal areas. A is trim pc Ting cuts populations of on chows. Prat Naira Rora Speres to dangerous Levels i debris worn Ocean _ dumping end Morel do diverges Moriis to Way into Szebeda and the aquatic Tood Chain. Artist Anders rangers. Resech Keum Fox and Tom Lutgen / los angolan tunes Swap because they depend More on agriculture forests and other natural resources even n Humana were Able to adapt Many scientists say. Natural ecosystems would not easily be Able to do so Whorfe nature has adapted to donate change Mary times i the past the rate of change was much slower then taking place Over hundreds or thousands of years global warming would take place Over Mere decades and ecologists say that Many ecosystems would be torn asunder As temperate zone Trees for example would be unable to Migrate to Friendly climes fast enough. Many climate sensitive habitats could be destroyed hastening the extinction of species. One study suggests that As much As 40 percent to 60 percent of the planet s vegetation could be disrupted and the web of life with it. How Al of this might actually play out remains to be seen. But one conclusion seems inescapable by altering the chemistry of the atmosphere humans have launched themselves into unexplored  firm on separation option q a  re spread of democracy . Be act a a c jews sense that vie department of so Vrr ets military draw Down before the Era or so re re a by must town  40 Coo 3030�?oa ton Active duly. As mandated by Congress scion s a of of zeroed to make the military  Cree a in re Weed to wave Early. Fortunately Congress Ras pc proved Tan Cirvy Lor those setae s Tovoli Leafty separated provided Tivey have Between Eara 2j a Eai s or a Cave Toffy service setters a so to she option to separate w u cat a Affer Erce or course was vie amount of More me received Sepa Jerg Volaj Taf by. A be Kisoe it one it  a i a. The army stupa Tea that to be eligible a Soldier must have served More than so Vears on Active duty prior to dec 5. T991. With at least five continuous years of Active duty immediately preceding the Date of separa in the cutoff Date for that option was feb. 29. 1992 it must be noted that soldiers in critical shortage military occupational specialities would not be Aff Orcea that option. Nevertheless. I am sure Many Quot eligible solders took advantage and separated Volu Tanly i would like to knew if the army with offer this option  prior to the end of fiscal 1992? i too. Would like to take advantage of that option unfortunately. I did t have six years of Active duty until Jan. 27.1992.1 know i can  leave the army a but without compensation i do not think anyone including myself can count on completing 20 Vea s of sen. Be  the army and retiring sol Joe l. Woodworth or. Heidelberg Germany to Deoni a. Keating marketing of advertising office. Office of the Deputy chief of staff for personnel department of the army Washington replies Law states that to be eligible a service member must have had six years of Active duty As of dec. 5.1991. By Law. You were ineligible for the voluntary separation incentive and the special separation Benefit programs. To write us readers Acton line is the readers a court of last resort Quot striving to answer some of the questions about life overseas in a military environment or questions about policies and guid Etnes when other avenues Tor answers Are not readily available. 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