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Endgame for polar bears as Arctic habitat melts away
Gavin Haines
24th August, 2011
The recent polar bear attack in Norway is the latest reminder that time is running out for these iconic mammals, with runaway climate change and habitat loss. Gavin Haines reports more...
‘Extreme Science’ with Philippe Cousteau
Ecologist and explorer Philippe Cousteau will be taking viewers to the Arctic to study global warming in CNN documentary ‘Extreme Science’ more...
The New North: The World in 2050 by Laurence Smith
Jeff Holman
31st March, 2011
Global weather patterns have always been unpredictable but current changes are being amplified by the impact of people, consumption and pollution. In The New North, Laurence Smith looks at what the next four decades could bring – both for the weather and for us more...
PHOTO GALLERY: Migratory animals and birds face a new battle for survival
Eifion Rees
26th October, 2010
Some of nature's most majestic creatures are migratory, but their future in a changing world is far from certain, as a stunning new book of photographs makes clear more...
Nanoq: Flat out and Bluesome exhibition, 13 Feb-11 Jul
A photo exhibition that reveals the story of polar bears and their journey from the arctic wilderness to museums and stately homes of the UK more...
A melted Arctic: gold mine or honey trap?
Andrew Marszal
3rd November, 2009
As the melting Arctic ice cap opens a new ocean to the world, governments and private speculators are rushing to cash in on lucrative resource deposits and shipping lanes. But they may find these virgin waters a dangerous place to do business… more...
Possum or polar bear?
William Laurance
8th April, 2009
With global warming putting pressure on animals and biodiversity in the tropics, is it time we had a new poster child for climate change, asks William Laurance more...
The Vanishing Arctic
Vivienne Raper
4th October, 2007
One of the most memorable parts of Al Gore’s film 'An Inconvenient Truth' was the cartoon polar bear trying to climb on the last piece of sea-ice in the Arctic, failing, and despondently swimming off into the sunset. With scientists this week reporting that autumn Arctic sea-ice coverage reached a record low this year, Al Gore’s cartoon may not be as far-fetched as it seems. more...
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