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Another Amazon drought raises climate change alarms The 2010 drought may have devastated rainforests more than the 2005 drought. More

Arctic sea ice falls to third-lowest extent, downward trend continues In September 2010 the extent of Arctic summer sea ice fell below 2009. More

Deadly kauri tree disease found close to Tane Mahuta The fungus Phytophthora taxon Agathis has infected a kauri 500m from the largest kauri. More

Greenland ice sheet larger contributor to sea level rise Ice is melting faster than expected, and may be responsible for 25% of global sea rise More

Kakapo population breaks 100 The long campaign to save critically endangered kakapo has reached a milestone with 103 birds. More

Early settlers rapidly transformed lowland forests with fire A few large fires within 200 years of colonisation destroyed much of South Island forest. More

Extinction crisis continues apace The endemic freshwater brown mudfish Neochanna apoda, moves up to 'vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List. More

Three more native birds listed as critically endangered Grey duck, grey-headed mollymawk, and eastern rockhopper penguin now 'nationally critical'. More

Arctic is literally on thin ice After less winter cover, Arctic sea ice has begun its seasonal decline, with a lot of thin first-year ice More

Permafrost threatened by rapid retreat of Arctic sea ice  Arctic warming could triple with rapid sea ice loss, raising concerns about permafrost thawing More