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Deadliest weather made worse by climate change - scientists

Thu, 2024-10-31 14:27
Human-caused climate change made recent extreme weather events more intense and more likely, new analysis finds.
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China declares success as its youngest astronauts reach space

Wed, 2024-10-30 16:16
The BBC’s Laura Bicker sees the Shenzhou 19 spacecraft take off in a record year of space exploration.
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Drought areas have trebled in size since 1980s, study finds

Wed, 2024-10-30 10:15
Forty-eight percent of the world went through at least one month of extreme drought in 2023.
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Ancient oak named after a band is UK Tree of the Year

Wed, 2024-10-30 05:38
The Skipinnish Oak in Lochaber is thought to be at least 1,000 years old.
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Nature presenter Chris Packham settles case over axing of green policy

Wed, 2024-10-30 04:54
The TV presenter says the previous Tory administration was "reckless" to scale back climate policy.
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Nature presenter Chris Packham settles case over axing of green policy

Wed, 2024-10-30 04:54
The TV presenter says the previous Tory administration was "reckless" to scale back climate policy.
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Mount Fuji remains snowless for longer than ever before

Wed, 2024-10-30 01:58
Japan's highest mountain typically gets snow by early October, but there has been unusually warm weather this year.
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PhD student finds lost city in Mexico jungle by accident

Tue, 2024-10-29 10:39
The city is the size of Edinburgh and among the largest Mayan sites in ancient Latin America.
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Alarm call as world's trees slide towards extinction

Tue, 2024-10-29 01:02
Scientists have revealed that more than a third of tree species are facing extinction.
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Alarm call as world's trees slide towards extinction

Tue, 2024-10-29 01:02
Scientists have revealed that more than a third of tree species are facing extinction.
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World way off target in tackling climate change - UN

Mon, 2024-10-28 19:00
The world is wildly off track in tackling climate change, the UN says, as CO2 in the atmosphere accumulates faster than ever
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World way off target in tackling climate change - UN

Mon, 2024-10-28 19:00
The world is wildly off track in tackling climate change, the UN says, as CO2 in the atmosphere accumulates faster than ever
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Big UK emissions cut needed, says climate watchdog

Sat, 2024-10-26 16:36
The government's advisers say faster action is needed but the UK has the tools to achieve this.
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Polar bears face higher risk of disease in a warming Arctic

Thu, 2024-10-24 09:05
Climate change and sea ice loss leaves polar bears exposed to more diseases, research suggests.
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Polar bears face higher risk of disease in a warming Arctic

Thu, 2024-10-24 09:05
Climate change and sea ice loss leaves polar bears exposed to more diseases, research suggests.
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Rogue gamekeepers killing birds of prey, says RSPB

Wed, 2024-10-23 10:19
The bird protection charity described the deaths as a 'national disgrace'.
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Mega meteorite tore up seabed and boiled Earth's oceans

Tue, 2024-10-22 09:02
It was 200 times bigger than the one that wiped out the dinosaurs nearly three billion years later.
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Mega meteorite tore up seabed and boiled Earth's oceans

Tue, 2024-10-22 09:02
It was 200 times bigger than the one that wiped out the dinosaurs nearly three billion years later.
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Sydney reopens beaches after mysterious tar ball scare

Sat, 2024-10-19 14:18
They were closed earlier this week after thousands of mysterious black tar-like balls washed ashore.
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What is biodiversity and how can we protect it?

Sat, 2024-10-19 01:56
Colombia is hosting talks to assess global progress in protecting 30% of all land and water by 2030.
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