Monday, December 29, 2008

Artistic Clues to Coastal Change

"Nineteenth Century artwork is a useful tool for studying coastal erosion, according to a retired coastal engineer."
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Swiss Glaciers "in full retreat"

"Swiss glaciers are melting away at an accelerating rate and many will vanish this century if climate projections are correct, two new studies suggest."


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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Measure your ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT

Worried about your impact on the environment?
The way we use the planet's resources makes up our ecological footprint.
Measuring yours takes less than 5 minutes and could set you on a life-changing journey...

Sea Level could rise by 150cm...



"Sea level rise due to global warming will "substantially exceed" official UN projections and could top 150cm by the end of the century, according to a report from the US Geological Survey on the risks of abrupt climate change. Such a rise would be catastrophic, seeing hundreds of millions of people affected by flooding."


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Climate Change: The Carbon Atlas


Click on the image above to be taken to
The Guardian's
excellent interactive carbon atlas.

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Twelve Years to Halve UK Carbon Dioxide Emissions




Britain should adopt the world's toughest climate change target and slash nearly half of its greenhouse gas emissions in the next 12 years, the Government's new climate advisory committee said yesterday in its first report.


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