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Heat deaths are a public health crisis rooted in housing inequality

Heat deaths are a public health crisis rooted in housing inequality

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Composting and water cremation: how the eco credentials of alternatives to burial add up

Composting and water cremation: how the eco credentials of alternatives to burial add up

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Why climate scientists need to talk more about the very worst-case scenarios

Why climate scientists need to talk more about the very worst-case scenarios

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Heatwaves: how to close the UK’s cooling divide

Heatwaves: how to close the UK’s cooling divide

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Himalayan snowfall has been miscalculated for years, here’s how we found a new way to measure it

Himalayan snowfall has been miscalculated for years, here’s how we found a new way to measure it

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How sports stars can also be influential climate leaders

How sports stars can also be influential climate leaders

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Tiny waves in the deep ocean can affect the climate thousands of kilometres away

Tiny waves in the deep ocean can affect the climate thousands of kilometres away

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Brazil’s highland forest has been shaped by climate change and Indigenous people for 6,000 years

Brazil’s highland forest has been shaped by climate change and Indigenous people for 6,000 years

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Why you are seeing bees struggling to survive this summer

Why you are seeing bees struggling to survive this summer

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The real mystery behind Moana: after 1,700 years, why did Polynesians suddenly sail east?

The real mystery behind Moana: after 1,700 years, why did Polynesians suddenly sail east?

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Heatwaves: why British trees are shedding branches and dying

Heatwaves: why British trees are shedding branches and dying

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Iran’s environmental catastrophe has also wrecked its economy

Iran’s environmental catastrophe has also wrecked its economy

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Homes need more renewable energy tech – here’s how to make sure retrofits avoid creating e-waste

Homes need more renewable energy tech – here’s how to make sure retrofits avoid creating e-waste

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Heatwaves are dangerous but they’re also a useful warning of what needs to change

Heatwaves are dangerous but they’re also a useful warning of what needs to change

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Flow batteries that store energy in liquid could accelerate the green transition

Flow batteries that store energy in liquid could accelerate the green transition

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Climate law expert: Europe’s deadly heatwaves belong in court

Climate law expert: Europe’s deadly heatwaves belong in court

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UK ‘only’ contributes 1% global emissions – but alongside many other countries, that all adds up

UK ‘only’ contributes 1% global emissions – but alongside many other countries, that all adds...

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Heatwaves: expert tips on redesigning UK homes to cope with hotter temperatures

Heatwaves: expert tips on redesigning UK homes to cope with hotter temperatures

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