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Image copyright NASA The Falkland Islands may at some point in the future face a major tsunami. Scientists have found evidence of ancient slope failures on the seafloor to the south of the British Overseas Territory. Computer models suggest these underwater landslides would have been capable of sending waves crashing on to the Falklands’ coastline …

Image copyright Getty Images Squids, penguins and elephant seals. No, not a scene from a David Attenborough series, but just some of the wildlife that live in the Falkland Islands. But local conservationists are worried that the Falklands will not have enough resources to protect its environment after the UK leaves the EU. “We might …