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climate

Temperatures were high, ice melted

Earth

2016 confirmed as the hottest year on record

The global average temperature in 2016 was 1.1°C higher than pre-industrial levels and about 0.07°C higher than the previous record set in 2015

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protest

Life

We mustn’t let a superpower turn its back on rationality

Leader

demonstrators

Earth

Climate scientists brace themselves for a Trump-led witch-hunt

Insight

Map of northern polar regions with sea ice coverage picked out

Earth

Global sea ice is at lowest level ever recorded

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dissolving snail shells

Earth

Press regulators need to act when scientific facts are denied

Comment

Tidal energy could work for the UK

Earth

UK urged to push ahead with world-first tidal lagoon power plant

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pollution

Earth

Down with data! Sagas are more likely to save Earth

Culture

Tyson

Earth

Of presidents and planets: Neil deGrasse Tyson looks ahead

Features

Man walks past UK parliament

Earth

Here's how experts can rebuild trust in the post-truth era

Comment

weasel

Earth

51¶¯Âþs won't stop discovering stuff, no matter what

2016 often felt like a jaw-dropping year where the unexpected and impossible kept on happening. Welcome to our world, say scientists

Leader

Earth

People prepare to fight their governments on climate change

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Earth

Half surface water in some countries has been lost since 1980s

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Earth

World's highest plants discovered growing 6km above sea level

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Earth

World’s first city to power its water needs with sewage energy

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