New Climate Report Too Rosy, Experts Say

January 29, 2007 New Climate Report Too Rosy, Experts Say (AP)

An ice lake is seen in the Greenland ice cap, in this Aug. 17, 2005, file photo. Scientists say the vast icy landscape is thinning, and many blame global warming. (AP Photo/John McConnico)

(AP) -- Later this week in Paris, climate scientists will issue a dire forecast for the planet that warns of slowly rising sea levels and higher temperatures. But that may be the sugarcoated version.

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