'Big climate impact' on UK coasts
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Climate change is having a major impact on Britain's coasts, coastal seas and sea life, a report concludes.
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PARIS, Feb 1 (IPS) - The fourth assessment of the Intergovernmental  Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will confirm catastrophic  predictions on global warming and its effect on nature and  weather cycles over coming decades.
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Sea level rise projections are under-estimating the impact of climate change on the oceans, a study suggest.
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By Myers, Mark  There is broad consensus by the marine science community that our world's coastal and ocean ecosystems are stressed and significantly impaired. Each year, about 1.5 million people move to coastal counties.
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The UK is developing a strategy to adapt to climate change, not just to try to avert it.
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Action is needed to protect British wildlife from the effects of a changing climate, a report says.
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Levels in the Mediterranean Sea are rising rapidly, with potentially serious effects in coastal areas, a study finds.
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Britain is preparing territorial claims on tens of thousands of square miles of the Atlantic Ocean floor
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Recent storms, droughts and heat waves are probably being caused by global warming, which means the effects of climate change are coming
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Islanders on tiny Tuvalu in the South Pacific last week saw the future of global warming and rising sea levels, as extreme high tides caused waves to crash over crumbling sea-walls and flood their homes.
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Building sea defences could increase the risk of flooding in coastal areas of England and Wales, a report claims.
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Millions of people across the globe are set to die early due to extreme weather events such as floods and heat waves caused by climate change, a British scientist said Tuesday.
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If the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is right, our planet is heading for some big upheavals. By 2100, they predict, global sea levels will have risen by 9cm to 88cm, and average temperatures will be about 1.5 to 5.5C higher than now.
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By Kathy Marks  The Great Barrier Reef, already under threat from global warming, is also being affected by pollutants and pesticides from the land carried into the sea by flooded rivers, satellite images show.
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Much of the Welsh coastline is threatened by erosion and flooding in the near future,  the National Trust says.
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Science & environment: Warmer waters in the north Atlantic have made hurricanes stronger, according to British scientists
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The world faces a surge in extreme weather events because of global warming and governments must act immediately to avert disaster, Britain's chief scientist said on Tuesday.