Impacts of Climate Change
14 May 2008
US government says climate change putting polar bears at risk
Climate change is destroying vital polar bear habitat, putting the species at risk of extinction, the US government said today as it listed the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
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17 Mar 2008
Vanishing central African glaciers signal climate danger
Forget the snows of Kilimanjaro – Africa is at risk of losing the central African glaciers that are the highest permanent source of water to the Nile
A WWF and partner organization expedition to the Rwenzori mountains has gathered graphic evidence of declining glaciated areas, with new estimates being that the glaciers will completely disappear in the next 30 years » Read more
29 Feb 2008
WWF and Iditarod winner team up
Martin Buser to be WWF Climate Witness during 2008 race. » Read more
27 Jan 2008
Melting glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau
“If I compare this land to what it used to be in the 1960s, it is difficult for me to recognize it,” recalls Qi Mei Duo Jie, a 71-year-old nomadic herder from Yanshiping in China 's central-western Qinghai Province .
“Glaciers are melting, temperatures are rising and rainy seasons have become unpredictable.”
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12 Nov 2007
IPCC: The summaries fall short of the science
Governments cut vital facts and important information from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Summaries for Policymakers for its First and Second Working Group Reports, says WWF. » Read more
10 Sep 2007
Time running out for polar bears
A new report on the fate of polar bears in a world of climate change predicts disaster for one of the world's most charismatic species. » Read more
10 Sep 2007
Sea turtles threatened by rising seas
Sea turtles lay their eggs into the beach sand. Many return to the exact beaches that they were hatched to lay the eggs for the next generation of turtles. But sea level rise due to climate change threatens beach habitat. A new study predicts that turtle reproduction will be hard hit. » Read more
27 Dec 2006
US to recognize polar bear as threatened
Global warming to push polar bear onto US Endangered Species Act? » Read more
16 Nov 2006
Climate Witness: Rajab Mohammed Soselo, Tanzania
Rajabu Mohammed Soselo is 62 years old and lives about 200m from the current shoreline in Kunduchi, a coastal village near Tanzania’s capital Dar Es Salaam. Kunduchi is famous as a tourist destination because of the pristine sandy beaches. As a fisherman, he has witnessed climate change and its impacts.
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16 Nov 2006
Climate Witness: Nelly Damaris Chepkoskei, Kenya
Nelly Damaris Chepkoskei is a farmer in Kenya. She grows maize, tea and keeps a few dairy cattle. In addition, she is a volunteer Community Mobilizer working with the Forest Action Network. She talks about impacts of climate change in her region.
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