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The past week has seen some brutal weather hitting the US and Canada. With cold Arctic air plunging south down to the US midwest,...
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Switching to more sustainable production of soy and maize could boost food security in the world’s most-populous country and simultaneously alleviate some of the...
Rainforests: Scientists concerned climate change is altering the tropical life cycle
Climate change could be causing shifts to the natural cycle of life in the tropical rainforest, scientists have suggested.
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Met Office: Why the UK saw record-breaking rainfall in February 2020
February 2020 was the UK’s wettest February on record in a series dating back to 1862. England, Wales and Northern Ireland all saw their...
Guest post: How the Greenland ice sheet fared in 2020
This year has seen exceptional warmth across much of the Arctic, with record high temperatures recorded in Svalbard, the collapse of the last remaining...
Article invité : La découverte d’une immense réserve de carbone sous la forêt marécageuse...
Article invité de Simon Lewis, professeur en sciences de changement global à l’Université College de Londres et à l’université de Leeds.
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Guest post: Calculating the carbon footprint of the NHS in England
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The Carbon Brief Interview: Saudi Arabia’s Ayman Shasly
Ayman Shashly is a senior negotiator for Saudi Arabia at both the UNFCCC and IPCC. In his role as an international policies consultant with...
Coronavirus: Green recovery ‘could prevent 0.3C’ of warming by 2050
The world could avoid 0.3C of global warming by the middle of the century if governments invest in a strong “green recovery” from coronavirus,...
Fossil fuel use not closely linked to longer life expectancy, study suggests
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