Event: International Polar Year

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Past decade likely to prove warmest on record

THIS decade is on track to become the warmest since records began in 1850, and 2009 could rank among the top-five warmest years, the UN weather agency reported yesterday on the second day of a pivotal 192-nation climate conference.

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‘Devastating changes’ in the Arctic

Climate change panel’s ice melt forecast challenged

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Climate change is far worse than anyone imagined

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Central Bank to mark Polar Year with two coins for Shackleton and Crean

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Commemorative coins celebrate Antarctic explorers

Drive for global action to save Antarctica

INTERNATIONAL action is urgently needed to protect Antarctica, environmentalists warned today.

Wed, 17 Oct, 2007

Gore shares Nobel Peace Prize

Former US vice president Al Gore has shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, it was announced today.

Fri, 12 Oct, 2007

Gore tipped for Nobel Peace Prize

Climate change campaigner Al Gore is favourite to win the Nobel Peace Prize announced tomorrow.

Thu, 11 Oct, 2007

World study into impact of climate change on poles

More than 50,000 scientists from 63 nations turned their attention to the world’s poles to measure the effects of climate change.

Tue, 27 Feb, 2007