A pedestrian passes in front of the statue of a bull in the Wall Street area in New York City. A predicted slowdown in Atlantic Ocean currents will cause sea levels along the US northeast coast to rise twice as fast as the global average, exposing New York and other big cities to violent and frequent storm surges, according to a new study. (AFP/File/Doug Kanter)
Wall Street is already underwater, for god’s sake.
Britains's Prince Charles, seen here speaking at the Itamaraty Palace in Rio de Janeiro, warned Thursday that the current global financial crisis is "nothing" compared to the impact of climate change as he called for urgent environmental protection measures. (AFP/Vanderlei Almeida)