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The lewises say conrad died fighting for what he believed in. but they also know now what it is to raise a child, to see them through the joy and challenge of life and then to see them changed by war, lost to war. fergal keane, bbc news. such a painful anniversary tomorrow for the lewises and veterans and their families. for the lewises and veterans and theirfamilies. plenty of things to process. more on our website. antartica is one of the coldest places on earth, but these past six months, the south pole has been particularly cold, which might surprise you. because elsewhere, as we have well...

A new study identified another inevitable cause of melting glaciers in the Antarctic ice sheet - geothermal activity.

Temperature rise could reach or exceed 1.5 degrees celsius in the next 20 years — ten years sooner than expected. it said rising temperatures will cause more frequent, extreme weather events across the globe. and warned that irreversible changes are already ongoing in melting ice sheets, rising sea levels and increasing acidification of oceans. but the report also stated that climate change could be slowed down, with rapid and sustained emission reductions. 0ur science editor david shukman has this report. as the world gets hotter, it's becoming more threatening. the terrifying scenes of mas...

But they can't rule out a far bigger rise approaching two metres if the polar ice sheets collapse. the great ice sheets are already adding to the level of the sea, but this process may suddenly accelerate. scientists aren't sure, but the implications would be disastrous. india is now in the grip of flooding. higher seas would make it worse. the science has never been so clear that we can head off the worst of climate change, but not all of it, so we urgently need to get ready. let's speak now to dr greg flato, who is the vice chair of the ipcc group that authored the report. thank you forjoini...

All signed off on the findings. in short, greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel burning and deforestation are choking the planet, and putting billions of people at immediate risk. the report warns that the global average temperature rise could reach or exceed 1.5 degrees celsius in the next 20 years — ten years sooner than expected. it said rising temperatures will cause more frequent, extreme weather events across the globe. and warned that irreversible changes are already ongoing in melting ice sheets, rising sea levels and increasing acidification of the oceans. but the report also st...