David Attenborough, "Climate change is the major challenge facing the world", The Independent (24 May 2006)
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When I was a boy in the 1900s, the carbon dioxide level was still below 300 parts per million. This year, it reached 382, the highest figure for hundreds of thousands of years.
— David on Global warming
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About David
King David (d. ca. 961 BC) was according to the Hebrew Bible, the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel.
About David
King David (d. ca. 961 BC) was according to the Hebrew Bible, the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel.
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