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TOPSHOT - Icebergs float in Disko Bay, Ilulissat, western Greenland, on June 28, 2022. - The icebergs originate from Jakobshavn glacier (Sermeq Kujalleq), the most productive glacier in the Northern Hemisphere. The massive icebergs that detach from the glacier float for years in the waters in front of the fjord before being carried south by ocean currents. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)

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The Arctic and Antarctic saw record warmth and ice melt in 2022

The sea ice around Antarctica shrank to the smallest area ever recorded in early 2022, and there were exceptionally high temperatures at both poles

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2022: The year of rolling polycrisis, but with a few glimmers of hope

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Part of the Guadiana river has dried up and gives way to dry land under the Puente de la Mesta medieval bridge in Villarta de los Montes, in the central-western Spanish region of Extremadura, on August 16, 2022. - Temperatures in Spain have been very high this summer with several unusual heat waves. 51��s say human-induced climate change is making extreme weather events including heatwaves and droughts more frequent and more intense. (Photo by THOMAS COEX / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images)

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Extreme drought in 2022 exposed fragility of Europe’s energy system

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Puzzling methane rise in 2020 linked to pandemic lockdown effects

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The site of the proposed mine in Whitehaven, UK

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What impact will planned new UK coal mine have on carbon emissions?

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People walk in a flooded St Mark's Square

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Venice may get a temporary respite from rising seas by 2035

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Air condition system facility outdoor units heat pump on roof of building

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Heat pump uses a loudspeaker and wet strips of paper to cool air

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TOPSHOT - A deforested and burnt area is seen on a stretch of the BR-230 (Transamazonian highway) in Humait??, Amazonas State, Brazil, on September 16, 2022. - According to the National Institute for Space Research (INPE), hotspots in the Amazon region saw a record increase in the first half of September, being the average for the month 1,400 fires per day. (Photo by MICHAEL DANTAS / AFP) (Photo by MICHAEL DANTAS/AFP via Getty Images)

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COP15 target to reverse biodiversity loss by 2030 is ‘unrealistic’

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A razorbill in Italian waters

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Hundreds of razorbills have been turning up far from home in Italy

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COP27 saw progress on climate reparations, but more action is needed

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COP27 saw progress on climate reparations, but more action is needed

The developments at COP27 resulted in a historic agreement to set up a loss and damage fund, but voices from the Global South must remain loud and united long after the climate summit, says Zareen Zahid Qureshi

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COP27: Absence of clear vision stalled progress at climate conference

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What are climate summits actually for, and how can we make them work?

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Countries agree to create climate damage fund in historic COP27 deal

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COP27: Forecasting overhaul may reduce extreme weather hazards

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