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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: April 3rd, 2006 | Vol. 167, No. 14 | U.S. image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- Back to the vault # April 3, 2006 | Vol. 167 No. 14April 3, 2006 | Vol. 167 No. 14  Issue name April 3rd, 2006 | Vol. 167, No. 14 | U.S. Issue date April 3, 2006 Location U.S. Related categories [Science](/vault/subject/science/) [Environment](/vault/subject/environment/) [Browse issue pages](/vault/issue/2006-04-03/page/1/)[Buy This Cover](https://www.timecoverstore.com/) ## Table of Contents Others [Earth at the Tipping Point: Global Warming Heats Up](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1176980,00.html)[Global Warming: Feeling The Heat](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1176986,00.html)[A Science Adviser Unmuzzled](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1176828,00.html)[The Greenest Bank](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1176810,00.html)[Global Warming: How to Seize the Initiative](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1176989,00.html)[An Ice-Free Passage](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1176821,00.html)[Global Warming: Innovators: Forging the Future: The Climate Crusaders](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1176991,00.html)[Scourge of the Gas Guzzlers](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1176829,00.html)[How It Affects Your Health](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1177002,00.html)[Global Warming: Vicious Cycles](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1177014,00.html)[Global Warming: The Impact of Asia's Giants](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1177019,00.html)[China's Super Girl Needs a Rescue](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1176987,00.html)[Wrestling With Immigration](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1176992,00.html)[Another Schiavo Skirmish](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1177007,00.html)[69 Years Ago In TIME](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1176977,00.html)[Verbatim: Apr. 3, 2006](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1176982,00.html)[A Convert's Plight](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1176990,00.html)[Where Are They Now? 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