London below Sea Level

London planners should prepare for the possibility that the sea level rise will be up to 94 centimetres by the end of this century. But policymakers must be on their marks and keep a watchful eye on the polar ice sheets melt rate, which might further raise the sea level up to 2 metres. (Oct. '08)

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Predicting Changes In Global Sea Level10 percent of the world's population lives within 10 meters of sea level. Currently, climate models including those produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predict a 50 centimeter to possibly over one meter rise in sea level over the next 100 years, posing a threat to inhabitants of low-lying coastal communities around the world
“On top of the sea level rise, London is sinking already”Sea level rise projections for London span between a 55 cm and one metre and a half by the year 2100. (Oct. '08)
Alternative Futures Of A Warming WorldAn international team of climate scientists will take a new approach to modeling the Earth's climate future, according to a paper in 11 February Nature. The next set of models will include, for the first time, tightly linked analyses of greenhouse gas emissions, projections of the Earth's climate, impacts of climate change, and human decision-making.
Global Warming May Hurt Some Poor Populations, Benefit OthersThe impact of global warming on food prices and hunger could be large over the next 20 years, according to a new Stanford University study.
No Bees No Fruits
Bees
No Bees No Fruits

Scientists achieved an alarming result: pollinators and insect-pollinated plants in Britain and the Netherlands are declining in parallel, while the number wild bees dramatically increases. (Dec. '07)

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Fewer Honey Bee Colonies and Beekeepers Throughout EuropeThe number of bee colonies in Central Europe has decreased over recent decades. In fact, the number of beekeepers has been declining in the whole of Europe since 1985
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Bees take flight to the city after fall in rural hive numbersThe Co-op is training an army of apiarists as bee numbers halve in 20 years
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Managing ecosystems in a changing climateGlobal warming may impair the ability of ecosystems to perform vital services—such as providing food, clean water and carbon sequestration—says the nation's largest organization of ecological scientists