Blood pours from a whale as it is hauled on a fishing boat after it was killed in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Iceland. Photograph: Adam Butler/AP
Go-ahead for Iceland's whale hunt Source: BBC
For the third year in a row, Iceland has given the go-ahead for whaling. Whalers will be allowed to catch 40 minke whales, but anti-whalers say the move threatens the country's valuable tourism industry.
Animated map brings global climate crisis to life Source: Reuters
Google Earth and the UK's environment ministry and Met Office have teamed up to create animations of warming scenarios through to 2100. You'll need to install the software first though.
Global warming 'may reduce hurricanes' Source: Telegraph
The heated debate on how climate change will affect hurricanes continues with a new study suggesting the frequency could drop by 18%. But the work is "demonstrably wrong", say other scientists.
