Arctic Sea Ice: more melting than ever before...

Melting ice makes new Arctic border

The rate of melting of Arctic sea ice is greater than ever before.

Watch this BBC VIDEO CLIP to learn more about ice melt and the implications for border control, international disputes and, of course, further climate change...

Hurricane Ike - the latest...

Fuel shortage fear after US storm

"Oil refineries in Texas put out of action by Hurricane Ike could take eight to nine days to recover..."

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DON'T MISS...the Guardian's excellent interactive map of the 2008 hurricane season