Climate change: The uncharted waters..............

Antarctic species feel the warmth

An alarming rise in temperature in the Southern Ocean threatens seals, whales and penguins as well as krill, which play a crucial role in the food chain.

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Earth - melting in the heat?

Predictions vary from the catastrophic to the cataclysmic.

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Arctic ice ´disappearing quickly´

The area covered by sea ice in the Arctic has shrunk for a fourth consecutive year, according to new data released by US scientists.
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Earth warned on ´tipping points´

The world has barely begun to recognise the danger of setting off rapid and irreversible changes in some crucial natural systems, a scientist says.

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US climate talks ´disappointing´

Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett has spoken of the UK government´s frustration over America´s failure to agree to take action on climate change.

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In pictures: How the world is changing

While the effect of human activity on the global climate is hotly debated, physical signs of environmental change are all around us.

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Water scarcity: A looming crisis

The world´s water crisis is simple to understand, if not to solve.
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A planet under pressure?

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