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Climate change experts in North and South America are increasingly worried by the potentially devastating implications of higher estimates for possible sea level rises.

Rise in older people living in villages predicted

New York is a major loser and Reykjavik a winner from new forecasts of sea level rise in different regions.

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Amazon rainforest deforestation rises sharply

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A dramatic 'age quake' is shaking Britain as the country grows older - for the first time ever, the number of people over 65 exceeds those under 16. Here, in the start of a new series looking at the profound financial, emotional and practical issues faced by a rising number of Britons, we report on the best places for retired people to live across the UK.

Low-lying Pacific island nations have long been saying that the climate change commitments coming from the wealthy nations of the world, including the G8 pledge to hold global temperature rise to 2°C, are inadequate to protect their future. Now they have some more allies -- A coalition of the world's poorest countries,

Inequalities in America and the impact on low income families of price rises in the food market.

Income inequality is rising in rich countries...

Description of the origin and uses of 1$ a day as a measure of absolute povery