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LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Global warming will get worse as agricultural methods accelerate the rate of soil erosion, which depletes the amount of carbon the soil is able to store, a United Nations' Environment Programme report said on Monday.

Brian Vastag

With global efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions stalled, the United States and five other countries are starting a new program to cut other pollutants — including methane, soot and hydrofluorocarbons — that contribute to global warming.

JUSTIN GILLIS

A new scientific paper suggests that the ocean is acidifying at a rate that is many times faster than at any time in the last 300 million years.

Analia Murias

A report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) indicates that ocean surface water warming limits the upward movement of nutrients and this can cause a decrease in fish production.

John Vidal

The ecologically tumultuous year saw record greenhouse gas emissions, melting Arctic sea ice, natural disasters and extreme weather – and the world's second worst nuclear disaster

Reuters

* Animals most at risk on islands, mountains, and coasts
* Global warming threatens 20-30 pct of plant, animal species Climate change hotspots in Africa

U.S. sets record with a dozen billion-dollar weather disasters in one year

Fiona Harvey

PRETORIA, 14 November 2011 (IRIN) - Soaring temperatures and erratic rains brought on by a changing climate may radically alter water flows in the world’s major river basins, including the Limpopo in southern Africa, forcing people to give up farming in some areas, says a new study.

Lisa Friedman and ClimateWire

From the Andes to the Himalayas, scientists are starting to question exactly how much glaciers contribute to river water used downstream for drinking and irrigation.