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A threat so big

A question of blame: Who or what is to blame when a once-powerful society collapses? Climate security as the new determinism: A fashionable variant on an old and discreditable idea is in danger of inviting the militarisation of global responses to climate change. The New York Times asks four writers to report on the weather in their part of the world. Lessons from an interglacial past: Dramatic rise in ancient sea levels portends dire news for current climate crisis. Arctic Meltdown: The ice cap is thinning at a scary rate — what can be done? Arctic science is big news, and scientists have begun to invest in it in a big way. A threat so big, academics try collaboration: Scholars from different disciplines are crossing lines to share ideas about reducing the threat of climate change. Research shows out of 2,275 questions asked by the Sunday shows in 2007, just three involved global warming. More on Newt Gingrich's A Contract With the Earth.