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Europe’s heatwave is the hottest and most humid ever

The current temperatures in western and central Europe would have been virtually impossible 50 years ago, and unprecedented humidity levels make this heatwave especially dangerous

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October 16 2012 Photo by: James Yungel Public Domain Thwaites iceshelf: see source link for full caption info

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The race to understand how and when Thwaites glacier will collapse

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If you aren't terrified by this heatwave, you should be

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Most portable air conditioners suck – but there's an easy fix

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Aerial view of an oasis on the edge of the desert town of Mao, known as the 'White City' for the limestone used to build local homes. For centuries, oases have enabled humans to survive, and even to thrive, in some of the harshest environments on earth. Now they are under threat from climate change.

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Striking photos show how sands are encroaching on oases in the Sahara

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Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus) swimming past a reef covered with Coral sea fans including (Melithaea sp.) and (Pseudopterogorgia sp.), Soft corals (Dendronephthya sp), (Chironephthya sp.) and (Scleronephthya sp.) and Branching cup corals (Tubastraea micranthus). Many different sponges and tunicates are also seen, as are many coral reef fishes, including Anthias and Damselfish, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

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The last-ditch plan to save coral reefs from utter destruction

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Cuts to US ocean programme will hinder monitoring of El Niño and AMOC

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Mysterious ‘cold blob’ in the Atlantic suggests the AMOC is weakening

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How Rachel Carson's Silent Spring changed the world in 1962

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How Rachel Carson's Silent Spring changed the world in 1962

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The looming El Niño could be bad – but much worse is to come

Global warming will amplify the impacts of El Niño events, and could also make them much stronger and more far-reaching

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Antarctica's 'doomsday glacier' collapse may be worse than we thought

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Earth has a mysterious triple symmetry that may influence its climate

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Geoengineering can thicken Arctic sea ice, but for how long?

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The best new science-fiction books of June 2026

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