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La Paz (BBC)
Glacier threat to Bolivia capital
Fears grow for the future of water supplies in Bolivia's sprawling, fast-growing capital of La Paz and its twin El Alto.
Mixed picture in Himalayas
Glaciers suffer record shrinkage

Gas flaring UN body enters climate e-mail row
The head of the world's top climate change body says claims that UK scientists manipulated data should be investigated.

Rose-ringed parakeet Did the Cold War keep alien birds from invading?
During the Cold War, the Iron Curtain prevented many alien bird species from colonising Eastern Europe, suggests a study.

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Climate row man steps down

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