VOL. XXXIV

NO. 39

1-JULY-1991

Kuwait

Kuwait Fires No Harm to Earth's Climate Say US Scientists:Environmentalists Disagree

Kuwait's burning oil wells will not have a long-term detrimental effect onthe earth's climate or environment, according to a report issued by a team ofAmerican scientists which recently toured Kuwait and the Gulf. The scientific team was principally funded by the National Science Foundation and theNational Geographic Society. During a press conference in Washington on 24 June,...