Scientists Detail Cost of Global Warming

July 12, 2007 By ANGELA DELLI SANTI, Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- Wilting heat, deadly storms, flash floods, coastal erosion, more days with unhealthy air - those are just some of the effects of rising temperatures on the Northeast, a group of scientists reported Wednesday.

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