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Trees have an extra climate benefit thanks to methane-eating microbes

Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is converted to CO2 by microbes in tree bark, meaning trees are even better for the climate than we thought

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Hundreds of Greenland's glacial lakes have burst since 2008

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Google AI slashes computer power needed for weather forecasts

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto/Shutterstock (11912051g) Hundreds of Polish students took part in the 'Krakow For Climate Justice' protest asking for climate justice and expressing opposition to the passivity of politicians in the face of the climate disasters. On September 25, 2019, in Krakow, Poland. Climate Justice Protest In Krakow, Poland - 25 Sep 2020

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In the race to ramp up renewables, we can't ignore heat storage

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We are risking a heat disaster for athletes at the Olympics in Paris

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We are risking a heat disaster for athletes at the Olympics in Paris

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2XG090B This GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image taken at 4:16 p.m. EDT on Friday, July 5, 2024, and provided by NOAA, shows Hurricane Beryl over Mexico?s Yucatan Peninsula. Texas officials urged coastal residents to prepare as the storm moves toward the Gulf of Mexico. (NOAA via AP)

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Hurricane forecasts are improving – but big misses are still possible

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Environment

Is a vital ocean current just decades away from catastrophic collapse?

Analysis

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Melting sea ice is hindering, not helping, Canadian Arctic shipping

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Making roofs white or reflective is the best way to keep a city cool

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More than 100 shark species may face major population declines by 2100

The egg hatch rate of one shark species may plummet by up to 90 per cent by the end of the century, suggesting that other egg-laying sharks are at risk

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Thousands of US dams may be unprepared for extreme rain

Analysis

Earth

Record amount of water from 2022 Tonga eruption is still in atmosphere

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Warm water seeping under Antarctic ice sheets may accelerate melting

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Environment

Cloud geoengineering could push heatwaves from US to Europe

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