Global warming
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Pros and cons of carbon offsetting
Pros and Cons The popular but controversial tactic to limit greenhouse gases has faced continued scrutiny
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Do polar bears no longer need saving?
feature New study offers ‘glimmer of hope’ for some polar bears – but with caveats
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How India’s heatwave is pushing the limits of human endurance
feature Dozens are thought to have died, schools have been forced to close and taps have run dry
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The link between colonialism and climate change examined
feature Top scientists point to connection for first time in new IPCC study
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Cop26 deal: rich countries failed to meet their obligations to the world
feature Summit ended without agreeing who should pay vulnerable nations for ‘loss and damage’ from global warming
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The ‘heat dome’: blistering temperatures in the Pacific Northwest should act as a wake-up call
Speed Read People are used to hearing of record-high temperatures in desert states such as Nevada or Arizona, but not in verdant Washington and Oregon
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What the breakaway Spalte glacier tells us about climate change
In Depth Scientists warn that calving of largest remaining Arctic ice shelf could be ‘major centre of action for the deglaciation of Greenland’
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Could heat-tolerant algae save coral reefs from climate change?
Speed Read Scientists have ‘trained’ microalgae to tolerate higher sea temperatures
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Greenland’s ice sheet melting much faster than thought
Speed Read Development threatens hundreds of millions of people with inundation
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Why asthma can be bad for the environment
The Week Recommends Cambridge University study finds some inhalers release greenhouse gases
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UK gears for hottest day as study says ‘no doubt left’ on global warming
Speed Read Major historical data shows current warming is unprecedented in past 2,000 years
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‘Precipitous’ decline in Antarctic sea ice since 2014
Speed Read Concern over increase in global heating as data shows dramatic development
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UK towns ‘may need to be abandoned’ due to flood threat
Speed Read Environment Agency warns ‘we cannot win war against water’
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Greenhouse gas levels rise to record high
Speed Read UN scientists warn ‘window of opportunity’ to tackle emissions is rapidly closing as carbon dioxide reaches 3 million-year-high
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