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With freezing temperatures dipping as low as -12C, Britain is even colder than Iceland

Published: 30 December 2005

Britain has been hit by more freezing weather, with forecasters warning of widespread snowfalls today. The Met Office issued severe weather warnings for eastern England and Scotland last night, saying that snow and freezing fog would make the roads particularly dangerous.

Review of the year: Climate Change

Published: 30 December 2005

Mercury rising, stormy weather - our world is taking a battering

Review of the year: Disasters

Published: 30 December 2005

Nature's assaults have shaped a new reality for mankind

Odd couple's bond threatened by love rival

Published: 29 December 2005

They were brought together by a giant wave and it seems nothing can keep them apart. The unlikely couple of a baby hippo and a 130-year-old tortoise is still going strong - a year after the hippo was wrenched from his family by the Boxing Day tsunami.

Chicken dung used to feed fish may help spread bird flu

Published: 28 December 2005

Bird flu may be spread by using chicken dung as food in fish farms, a practice now routine in Asia, according to the world's leading bird conservation organisation

Weather extremes: How to keep warm in winter

Published: 28 December 2005

As sub-zero temperatures grip Britain, the challenge for most people is keeping out the cold. Jonathan Brown and Michael McCarthy talk to the animals to find out how it's done

Europeans missing their Kyoto targets Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 27 December 2005

Britain and Sweden are the only European countries honouring their Kyoto commitments to cut greenhouse gasses, according to a think-tank report.

British ladybirds face rapid extinction after invasion by an Asian interloper Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 27 December 2005

They have a special place in the hearts of children. They're beloved by gardeners as natural pest controllers. But say goodbye to Britain's ladybirds, many of which are now facing extinction within a few short years.

Throwaway Christmas: Britain set to dispose of three million tons of waste Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 23 December 2005

Britain will discard more waste this Christmas than ever before, with an estimated three million tons of rubbish - a tenth of the annual total - accumulated over the next few days

Europe threatens legal action over Government's recycling failures Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 23 December 2005

Britain could be taken to Europe's highest court as early as next month over delays to plans to recycle millions of electronic goods from mobile phones to mowers.

World is at its hottest since prehistory, say scientists Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 18 December 2005

The world is now hotter than at any stage since prehistoric times, a top climatologist announced last week. His startling conclusion comes as Nasa reported that 2005 has been the hottest year ever recorded.

Oranges are not the safest fruit - they all exceed pesticide limits Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 18 December 2005

Orange peel gives zest to Christmas - spicing up festive fare from mince pies to mulled wine, brandy butter to the pudding itself. But official monitoring, published last week, shows that our seasonal sustenance also contains a hidden peril.

Badger culls 'undermine search for TB vaccine' Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 17 December 2005

The search for an effective vaccine to combat TB in badgers could be undermined if the Government goes ahead with proposals for widescale culls, ministers have been warned.

The Culling Fields: Government announces consultation on badger control Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 16 December 2005

The Government was on a collision course with animal rights groups and environmentalists last night after taking the first steps towards a nationwide cull of Britain's badgers

Officials look for traces of pollution in ground water Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 12 December 2005

Officials are investigating whether potentially harmful substances such as kerosene or petrol may have escaped into rivers, streams or groundwater supplies due to the blasts.

Saving the world's rarest shellfish Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 12 December 2005

Prized in the Far East as an aphrodisiac, the abalone is the planet's most sought-after shellfish. It is also the most endangered. But a marine biologist is fighting a one-man battle to save it from extinction. John Lichfield reports from Plouguerneau

Julia Stephenson: I'm dreaming of a green Christmas Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 12 December 2005

We'll send 1 billion cards, use 8,000 tons of wrapping paper and spend £1.2bn on unwanted gifts. But you can enjoy a glorious festive season and still be ecofriendly, says our green guru

How to celebrate Christmas, the ecofriendly way Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 12 December 2005

Donnachadh McCarthy shows how to cut the waste

Climate campaigners claim greatest ever success Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 11 December 2005

There was humiliation for President Bush in Montreal as an isolated US was forced to sign up for future talks on global warming

Wildlife at risk: Tiger, tiger... Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 11 December 2005

A big cat will fetch £40,000 on the black market. No wonder the tiger's light is almost extinguished

Dreaming of a green Christmas? Dream no more Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 10 December 2005

In a drear-nighted December,
Too happy, happy tree,
Thy branches ne'er remember
Their green felicity.
JOHN KEATS

Wildlife to suffer if UK proposals for European funding cuts are approved Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 10 December 2005

Europe's wildlife will suffer if EU leaders next week accept the UK proposals for a reduced European budget, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has warned.

The vanishing small blue: why butterfly is starving Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 10 December 2005

Little bigger than a 10p piece, one of Britain's smallest butterflies is fighting for existence on the most northerly edge of its range.

Australia's greatest river runs dry as drought takes hold Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 10 December 2005

Australia's greatest river is running dry because of a prolonged drought that has exacerbated the problems caused by farmers taking too much water to irrigate unsuitable crops.

Hot air: Summit closing with no sign of progress Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 09 December 2005

Since the UN climate conference began 11 days ago, the seas have risen by 0.077mm, 1,176 million barrels of oil have been pumped, 280,000 hectares of forest have been destroyed, and 907 million tonnes of greenhouse gases have been discharged. So what have 11 days of talks achieved?
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