Articles by Steve Connor, Science Editor

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Catastrophic Drought in the Amazon
Steve Connor, Science Editor – The Independent, 7 Feb 2011

Region Set to Outstrip US as CO2 Emitter

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CUT EMISSIONS OR ACIDITY WILL KILL CORAL REEFS, SCIENTISTS SAY
Steve Connor, Science Editor, 1 Jun 2009

‘Underwater Catastrophe’ is Imminent Without Action Rising acidity in oceans is leading to a global catastrophe that would be unparalleled in tens of millions of years, according to the national science academies of 69 countries which want governments to take the issue more seriously in the run-up to the December climate change conference in Copenhagen. […]

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NUCLEAR POWER? YES PLEASE…
Steve Connor, Science Editor, 23 Feb 2009

Exclusive: leading greens join forces in a major U-turnBritain must embrace nuclear power if it is to meet its commitments on climate change, four of the country’s leading environmentalists – who spent much of their lives opposing atomic energy – warn today. The one-time opponents of nuclear power, who include the former head of Greenpeace, […]

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CLIMATE CHANGE AT THE POLES IS MAN-MADE
Steve Connor, Science Editor, 31 Oct 2008

Scientists Refute Sceptics by Proving that Human Activity Has Left Its Mark on the Arctic and Antarctic Changes to the climate due to human activity can now be detected on every continent, following a study showing that temperature rises in the Antarctic as well as the Arctic are the result of man-made emissions of greenhouse […]

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