ENVIRONMENT

Best photos of the day: 10 February 2014

Dame Julia Slingo says evidence mounting that severe weather is linked to climate change.

A seven-year-old boy is thought to have died from a waterborne disease linked to rats' urine.

Online campaign to save 'surplus' giraffe at Copenhagen zoo fails.

Icelandic scientists accidentally strike magma and attempt to harness its geothermal heat.

Pelican flies above Lake Tanganyika with camera.

Dramatic photographs of sinkholes around the world.

Best photos of the day: 7 February 2014.

Reportedly immune to poisons, rats are accessing lofts and warm places to escape the heavy rain.

Massive waves slam Spanish cargo vessel the Luno into pier off southwestern France.

Waves crash into coastal towns as Met officer issues amber alert.

Best photos of the day: 6 February 2014.

1.5 metre jellyfish found on a beach in Tasmania..

Disaster Agency spokesman says evacuees have become reliant on government aid.

White House official says seven climate hubs will help farmers adapt to extreme weather.

The proposed plant will be the size of Manhattan and be near Sambhar Salt Lake in Rajasthan.

Best photos of the day: 5 February 2014.

Prince Charles meets residents of villages on the flooded Somerset Levels.

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This gallery showcases just 20 of the shortlisted images.

Climate change and population growth to blame for increased deaths from hot weather.

Royal visitor to quiz residents, farmers and emergency services affected by flooding.

Best photos of the day: 4 February 2014

Parts of central Europe have been devastated by blizzards and freezing rain.

Jakobshavn Glacier moving four times faster than it was 20 years ago.

Best photos of the day: 3 February 2014

Volcano had been dormant for 400 years before 2010.

Tungurahua volcano has erupted three times, spewing ash and lava.

Unprecedented number of dolphins found with serious illnesses in wake of Deepwater Horizon disaster.