Striptease Heats Up Global Warming Event

washingtonpost.com: SYDNEY -- A saloon-style striptease at an Australian government-sponsored conference on global warming left some scientists and government officials hot and bothered.

The show was cut short and organizers issued an apology after some delegates at the Australia and New Zealand Climate Forum's dinner in Canberra walked out during what was intended as a lighthearted break from the weighty business of rising temperatures.

In this photo released by Maria Ramsden, Rebecca Gale, who led the team of dancers from Miss Kitka's House of Burlesque at an Australian government-sponsored conference on global warming in Canberra, Australia, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006. The show was cut short and organizers issued an apology after some delegates at the Australia and New Zealand Climate Forum's dinner in Canberra walked out in disgust at what was intended as a lighthearted break from the weighty business of rising temperatures. (AP Photo/Maria Ramsden)