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climate change

Earth

La Niña is finally here but it won't stay for long

After months of delay, the cool La Niña climate pattern has emerged in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, which increases the risk of drought in parts of the Americas

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Earth

California wildfires fuelled by months of unusual extreme weather

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Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes fosteri) colony with chicks, age 9-12 weeks, Antarctica. Bookplate.

Environment

We thought we knew emperor penguins – robots are proving us wrong

Features

Environment

Permafrost thaw beneath Arctic lakes poses surprise pollution threat

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Environment

Global treaty is failing to curb ultra-potent greenhouse gas emissions

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Humans

Climate change may have killed ancient 'hobbit' hominins

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Technology

Crystal-based cooling could make fridges more sustainable

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Snow days set to disappear across much of the US

Environment

Snow days set to disappear across much of the US

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Environment

Fights over geoengineering experiments will heat up in 2025

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The world?s largest Direct Air Capture facility from 1PointFive, STRATOS, currently being developed in Ector County, TX

Environment

Direct CO2 capture from the atmosphere will scale up massively in 2025

A US facility will pull up to 500,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the air per year after it opens in 2025 and sell carbon offset credits to large companies

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Environment

COP30 host Brazil aims to get 2025 climate talks back on track

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Earth

The most powerful images of the natural world from 2024

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Environment

Is solar geoengineering research having its moment?

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Environment

Unified approach could improve nature, climate and health all at once

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