A beaver-like dam at Wilde Brook on the Corve catchment in Shropshire.
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A new study shows that river barriers, similar to those built by beavers, can protect areas at risk of flooding by storing water upstream.
The heat is preferred by many, and such preferences have hampered effective climate change communications.
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Humans (particularly those in the Northern Hemisphere) generally prefer the heat, a bias which has hampered effective climate communications for decades.
Summer sunset in the Gulf of Finland.
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Now is the perfect time to read Jansson’s novel – a book that will make you nostalgic for childhood summers.
Damaged buildings sit in the water along the shore following Hurricane Fiona in Rose Blanche-Harbour Le Cou, N.L. in September, 2022. Fiona left a trail of destruction across much of Atlantic Canada.
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As extreme weather events increase in frequency and severity, many Canadians are still unaware of how to prepare for a natural disaster.
The number of days of extreme heat is set to increase in the years ahead. An active lifestyle can help reduce the impact on your health.
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Many heat-related health problems can be avoided by adopting a healthy, active lifestyle. But the younger generation is less active than previous generations, and therefore more vulnerable.
A young boy in Lebanon struggles to stay cool during a heat wave. Climate anxiety is real for millions around the globe and presents serious consequences for us all, especially younger generations. Working to reduce climate anxiety is an essential part of any climate plan.
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Climate anxiety is real and must be considered as a core component of any climate mitigation or adaptation and resilience strategy.
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What’s going on with the weather in Australia? It’s partly the result of natural drivers of our weather – and partly due to global warming.
2023’s weather has been extreme in many ways.
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The bad news: Extreme heat is probably going to stick around for a couple of more years.
There are several ways to help prevent a perilous rise in core temperature while being physically active in the heat.
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Heat exposure is inevitable for those who work or are active outdoors. A heat acclimation protocol, combined with heat-mitigating strategies, is the best defence against heat-related injuries.
Blistering temperatures are spreading across southern and eastern Europe.
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Europe is gripped by a heatwave called Cerberus - it may be a sign of things to come.
Extreme heat can put lives at risk, making accurate forecasts essential for people working outdoors.
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Three economists looked at years of temperature and death data and calculated the costs when forecasts miss the mark.
Chesterton in Warwickshire, the English West Midlands. A June heatwave saw temperatures climb into the 30s.
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The last time England was this hot in June a young Queen Victoria sat on the throne.
A natural weather event known as El Niño is underway in the Pacific Ocean.
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An El Niño weather-warming phase is underway in the Pacific – but what does this mean for the weather in Europe?
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Temperatures plummeted across southeast Australia this week, with Canberra experiencing its lowest temperature since 2018 and the lowest for June since 1986. What’s going on?
Volunteers pick up water to deliver to homeless people during a 2021 heat wave.
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A new report lays out steps communities can take to help their residents survive heat waves as the risk of dangerous temperatures rises.
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A number of environmental factors, including thunderstorms, are likely to be contributing to the current hay fever havoc.
Warm water along the equator off South America signals an El Niño, like this one in 2016.
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The official forecast calls for a strong El Niño by winter, but other models suggest it might dip in and out. An atmospheric scientist explains.
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Heatwaves are often the result of these bursts of warm, southerly air.
A flash drought in 2012 dried out soil, harming crops in Kansas and several other states.
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If greenhouse gas emissions continue at a high rate, breadbaskets of Europe and North America will see a 50% chance of a flash drought each year by the end of this century.
Spectators wait in the rain for the start of King Charles III’s coronation ceremony.
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March 2023 was the wettest for 40 years in England and Wales.