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One of Earth's major carbon sinks collapsed in 2023

Forests and other land ecosystems emitted almost as much carbon dioxide as they absorbed in 2023 – it will be much harder to restrict global warming to agreed targets

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

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

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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

So-called “cool roofs” would bring down the average air temperature in cities like London during a heatwave more than green roofs, trees or solar panels do

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

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Thousands of US dams may be unprepared for extreme rain

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HUNGA TONGA-HUNGA HA'APAI, TONGA ??? JANUARY 6, 2022: In this image 3. of a series created on January 19, 2022, Maxar overview satellite imagery shows the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano on January 6, 2022, before the eruption on January 14th , 2022 in Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai Islands, Tonga. (Photo by Maxar via Getty Images)

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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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