Cryptocurrency’s environmental impact is raising concerns.
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Blockchain technology can be made greener if we change the way transactions happen.
Homes overlook a forest in the wildland-urban interface in Arizona.
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A new study maps vegetation’s fire risk across the West and shows where population in the highest-risk areas from California to Texas is booming.
Geoengineering aims to intervene in Earth’s climate to fight global warming.
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The risks of using aerosols to reflect sunlight and cool the planet include creating extreme weather and worsening catastrophes.
Boston got socked with nearly 2 feet of snow in late January 2022.
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Winters are getting warmer, yet Bostonians were digging out from nearly 2 feet of snow from a historic blizzard in late January. Why is the Northeast seeing more big snowstorms like this?
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Marine heatwaves will happen so often that reefs will struggle to weather successive bleaching events.
Heavy rainfall and degrading peatland are putting archaeological artefacts at increased risk of decay.
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Increasing rainfall and degrading peatland are threatening archaeological artefacts buried in UK land.
Extinction Rebellion are known for their disruptive protests.
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Extinction Rebellion’s 2022 climate action strategy needs to focus on stigmatising the fossil fuel industry if it’s to be successful.
Sunrise over a bog in Eastern Europe.
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Recent estimates put atmospheric methane at 1,900 parts per billion – close to triple its pre-industrial average.
In Lesotho, solar panels generate power for households.
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Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the world’s most sunlit regions. A prototype generator uses that sunlight in place of diesel to support unreliable electricity grids.
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Climate models point to these extreme heatwaves becoming more frequent in southwest Australia – a region considered a climate change hotspot.
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Climate change doesn’t just affect the atmosphere and the oceans, it affects the Earth’s crust as well.
Greece grappled with the worst heatwave in decades last year that fuelled wildfires near Athens.
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2021 was the sixth hottest year on record, despite the cooling effect of back-to-back La Niñas. Let’s reflect on the year that was, and what we can expect for this year and beyond.
Wind power has been bolstered by government subsidies.
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Providing government subsidies for emerging clean technologies could unlock their transformative potential.
One ‘mechanical tree’ is about 1,000 times faster at removing carbon dioxide from air than a natural tree. The first is to start operating in Arizona in 2022.
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Klaus Lackner is finding new ways to cut the technology’s high costs and energy demand, and he’s about to launch the first ‘mechanical tree’.
A tropical storm’s rain overwhelmed a dam in Thailand and caused widespread flooding in late September. It was just one of 2021’s disasters.
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While surface temperatures were about the 6th warmest on record in 2021, the upper oceans were at their hottest – and they’re a stronger indicator of global warming. A top climate scientist explains.
Although African nations contribute the least to climate change, many are bearing its worst burdens.
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The African continent stands to lose the most from climate change - here’s what local governments can do to protect it.
Technological advances have made many buildings less environmentally friendly.
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Lessons from ancient architecture can help us design buildings that provide comfort and convenience without costing the earth.
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Polar bears are being forced to adapt their feeding habits due to climate change – so reports of summer scavenging, foraging and terrestrial hunting are unsurprising.
The UK has set ambitious net zero targets, but is overlooking its imported emissions.
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For the UK to achieve its net zero targets, it needs to take action on its carbon-intensive, poorly regulated supply chains.
Glasgow, home to the UN climate conference COP26, has experienced rising post-pandemic pollution.
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By measuring emissions in real time, cities can take stronger action against air pollution and global warming.