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Hurricane Melissa slams Jamaica as Category 5 stormSpeed Read The year’s most powerful storm is also expected to be the strongest ever recorded in Jamaica
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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How climate change poses a national security threatThe explainer A global problem causing more global problems
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Megabatteries are powering up clean energyUnder the radar They can store and release excess energy
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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The Earth is getting darkerUnder the radar The planet’s reflectivity is out of whack
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Scientists want to use enhanced rock weathering to cool the EarthUnder the radar Rock dust could trap atmospheric carbon
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Icarus programme – the ‘internet of animals’The Explainer Researchers aim to monitor 100,000 animals worldwide with GPS trackers, using data to understand climate change and help predict disasters and pandemics
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Renewables top coal as Trump seeks reversalSpeed Read For the first time, renewable energy sources generated more power than coal, said a new report
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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China vows first emissions cut, sidelining USSpeed Read The US, the world’s No. 2 emitter, did not attend the New York summit
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Endangered shark meat is being mislabeled and sold in the USUnder the radar It could cause both health and ecological problems
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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How clean-air efforts may have exacerbated global warmingUnder the Radar Air pollution artificially cooled the Earth, ‘masking’ extent of temperature increase
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Africa's largest dam is making diplomatic wavesUnder the Radar Ethiopians view using the Nile as a 'sovereign right' but the vast hydroelectric project has 'fuelled nationalist fervour' in Egypt and Sudan
By The Week UK Published
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Earth's seasons are out of whackUnder the radar The seasons' unfixed nature in different regions of the planet may have impacted biodiversity and evolution
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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At least 800 dead in Afghanistan earthquakespeed read A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit a mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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When does autumn begin?The Explainer The UK is experiencing a 'false autumn', as climate change shifts seasonal weather patterns
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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