Global warming
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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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What’s behind the world’s record heat wave?
Speed Read Northern Hemisphere continues to be battered by extreme temperatures, sparking deadly wildfires
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Global warming brings jackals to Western Europe
Speed Read Warmer weather and decline of rivals are driving westward migration from Asia Minor
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Norway’s £1tn wealth fund likely to divest all oil and gas
Speed Read Announcement jolts energy sector just hours after 19 countries commit to phasing out coal
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