In an unsurprising turn of events, the news has come out on how global warming deniers took a page out of the tobacco industry's book and ignored their own climate scientists on the danger of global warming. Hilarity and lawsuit ensued.

Global warming and its rising seas are taking a toll on the French coast. The tourist paradise of the Aquitaine coast is looking less idyllic now that beaches and protective dunes are at risk of disappearing, along with the region's tourism income.

'The right to survive', a new report by international agency Oxfam, predicts that the number of climate refugees will increase by 54% by 2015, putting 375 million of people at risk and overwhelming humanitarian aid.

And European environment chiefs are sounding the alarm about Europe's biodiversity loss, warning that the problem is as serious as climate change. With most species and habitats in poor shape, such losses undermine 'vital ecosystem services like clean water and fertile soils'.