Sea Levels

Polar bears dream of a white Christmas

Posted by bex — 30 November 2004 at 9:00am - Comments
Polar bears

Polar bears

The Arctic is experiencing some of the most rapid and severe climate change on the planet. Diminishing ice is pushing polar bears, caribou and reindeer towards extinction. And as their snowy world melts, ours begins to shrink as sea level rise will have devastating affects in the UK and around the globe.

Article tagged as: arctic, climate change, ice caps, impacts, kyoto protocol, polar bears, sea levels, worldwide

Pentagon predicts climate chaos

Posted by bex — 25 February 2004 at 9:00am - Comments
smokestack

Wasting energy - power station cooling towers are grossly inefficient

Article tagged as: climate change, development, drought, flooding, impacts, sea levels, stop esso, USA

Pacific nation fears devastation from the ocean

Posted by bex — 20 July 2001 at 8:00am - Comments
wave energy: a green and sustainable energy resource

wave energy: a green and sustainable energy resource

A tiny South Pacific nation is planning to evacuate the islands because of rising sea levels. Tuvalu has asked Australia and New Zealand for help in resettling its 11,000 people. The government says the islands may be engulfed in 50 years.

A Tuvaluan government spokesman says New Zealand has agreed to help but there have been no guarantees from Australia.

Article tagged as: australia, climate change, impacts, new zealand, sea levels, south pacific, tuvalu
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