http://environment.uk.msn.comLatest updates from MSN Environment UKMicrosoftEnglish5Photoshttp://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=8832619http://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=8832619Are these the answer to the threat of rising sea levels? One architect believes floating cities could offer a safe haven for people who have lost their homes to flooding.Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:32:16 GMTEnvironment Photoshttp://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=14950437http://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=14950437If we do not reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and continue to allow global temperatures to rise then what kind of world can the next generation expect to live in?Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:32:16 GMTEnvironment Photoshttp://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=12716439http://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=12716439Every so often the usually mild and predictable climate in the UK is interrupted by a dose of extremely severe weather.Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:32:16 GMTEnvironment Photoshttp://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=148056481http://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=148056481A new study published by the government takes a look at how the UK is likely to be affected by climate change over the next 70 years.Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:32:16 GMTEnvironment Photoshttp://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=16617533http://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=16617533Conservationists have struggled to cope with the sheer number of degraded habitats across the world - how can they protect the many unique ecosystems and all the wildlife that lives there?Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:32:16 GMTEnvironment Photoshttp://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=13403045http://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=13403045Satellites orbiting the earth are able to give us breathtaking views of all kinds of activity from exploding volcanoes in Chile to dust storms in Asia.Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:32:16 GMTEnvironment Photoshttp://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=14811740http://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=14811740As one of Japan's most active volcanoes erupts, spewing out lava and debris as far as 2kms away, MSN takes a look at other incredible natural phenomena.Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:32:16 GMTEnvironment Photoshttp://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=13752341http://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=13752341It has been the most widespread snowfall the UK has seen for 18 years with daily life almost coming to a standstill.Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:32:16 GMTEnvironment Photoshttp://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=8025423http://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=8025423The quality of the bathing water at our seaside resorts has been getting better every year. But, our beaches just keep getting dirtier.Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:32:16 GMTEnvironment Photoshttp://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=12869715http://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=12869715If you were compiling a list of the world’s most dangerous places to live, war-torn regions like Iraq, Afghanistan and the Gaza Strip would come pretty close to the top.Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:32:16 GMTEnvironment Photoshttp://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=12137310http://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=12137310Most of us have little choice but to live in towns and cities where we can find jobs and affordable housing. At the same time we probably also want our home to be as healthy and pollution free as possible.Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:32:16 GMTEnvironment Photoshttp://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=10699687http://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=10699687We've been told about the must-see places around the world - those we should visit before we die - but what about the places we should see before they disappear?Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:32:16 GMTEnvironment Photoshttp://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=10340351http://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=10340351The Rainbow Warrior, Greenpeace’s flagship boat, is probably the most famous ship in the world. Campaigning all over the world against environmental destruction.Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:32:16 GMTEnvironment Photoshttp://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=10223754http://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=10223754Planet Earth – it’s the only place we have and ever will live. But when asked fundamental questions about its nature, we’re often stumped.Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:32:16 GMTEnvironment Photoshttp://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=9796148http://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=9796148With the help of MSN users we've been tracking the progress of autumn this year in the UK. See below some of the photos that have been sent in so far. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:32:16 GMTEnvironment Photoshttp://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=10112656http://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=10112656We all want to be doing our bit, but sometimes it’s hard to keep track of all the environmental advice that we should be most aware of. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:32:16 GMTEnvironment Photoshttp://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=9434099http://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=9434099The Arctic sea ice is melting at worrying rates. For more than 25 years the ice has slowly diminished in winter by about 1.5 per cent per decade. But in the past three years the melting has been occurring at rates 10 to 15 times faster.Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:32:16 GMTEnvironment Photoshttp://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7379347http://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7379347Climate change poses an unprecedented threat to the world and its wildlife, from rare species to the landscape itself.Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:32:16 GMTEnvironment Photoshttp://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=9200275http://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=9200275Extreme weather seems to be everywhere at the moment. Floods in Bangladesh follow droughts in Australia. Hurricanes wreak havoc in the Gulf of Mexico while typhoons devastate Japan.Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:32:16 GMTEnvironment Photoshttp://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=8536743http://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=8536743The startling change in the African landscape over the past 50 years is revealed in a series of satellite images taken of the continent.Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:32:16 GMTEnvironment Photoshttp://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=8007036http://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=8007036The climate and weather already has a strong influence on human health through natural disasters and sudden harsh conditions, such as heat waves.Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:32:16 GMTEnvironment Photoshttp://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7377689http://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7377689The twin forces of climate change and crippling poverty are fusing in the lives of the world’s poorest people – a deadly combination, according to Christian Aid.Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:32:16 GMTEnvironment Photoshttp://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7564564http://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7564564Global warming is one of the greatest threats facing mankind - a clear and present danger the world is gradually uniting to fight.Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:32:16 GMTEnvironment Photoshttp://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7360478http://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7360478The UK is responsible for an area of sea that is three times the size of our land area: a vast underwater realm that stretches from the coast up to 200 miles offshore, and from the shallows to depths of more than 2,000 metres – equivalent to twice the height of Ben Nevis.Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:32:16 GMTEnvironment Photoshttp://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7488193http://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7488193Police and protesters have been maintaining a simmering stand-off since the camp opened.Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:32:16 GMTEnvironment Photoshttp://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7390016http://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7390016The UK's weather has gone from mild to wild - and it's getting progressively wilder. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:32:16 GMTEnvironment Photoshttp://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7380357http://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7380357In the event of total climate meltdown, break open a copy of the Global Warming Survival Handbook. The official Live Earth companion, it contains everything you need to know to keep yourself alive in a climate apocalypse. But there's still time to prevent the meltdown: simply follow author (and Adventure Ecology founder) David de Rothschild's 77 tips on shrinking your carbon footprint, from wearing a jumper to adopting a glacier. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:32:16 GMTEnvironment Photoshttp://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7445886http://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7445886The threat of a drought in England this summer is the greatest since the summer of 1976. Drought orders issued in 1976 saw the arrival of standpipes on the streets as a blistering hot summer coupled with meagre rainfall saw water levels fall to a dangerous level.Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:32:16 GMTEnvironment Photoshttp://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7446626http://environment.uk.msn.com/climate-change/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7446626As soaring temperatures continue to bake the country and the threat of drought increases across the whole of the UK, large areas of Britain are beginning to resemble a tinderbox. Overstretched fire crews across the country are reporting a record numbers of blazes.Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:32:16 GMTEnvironment Photos