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Bulldozers on a large pile of snow

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Winter storms in US set to continue while Europe sees record warmth

Weather warnings remain in place in many parts of the US with more heavy snow on the way, while parts of Europe are seeing record warmth for January

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Madison Thomson a forester with The Conservation Fund measure a Redwood tree in the Big River Forest near Fort Bragg, California

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California's carbon offsetting may actually be increasing emissions

Analysis

Nuclear power plant

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Biggest science news stories of 2022 as chosen by New Scientist

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Read Orris, an exclusive sci-fi short story from Arkady Martine

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Read Orris, an exclusive sci-fi short story from Arkady Martine

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Part of the Guadiana river has dried up and gives way to dry land under the Puente de la Mesta medieval bridge in Villarta de los Montes, in the central-western Spanish region of Extremadura, on August 16, 2022. - Temperatures in Spain have been very high this summer with several unusual heat waves. Scientists say human-induced climate change is making extreme weather events including heatwaves and droughts more frequent and more intense. (Photo by THOMAS COEX / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images)

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Extreme drought in 2022 exposed fragility of Europe’s energy system

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TOPSHOT - Icebergs float in Disko Bay, Ilulissat, western Greenland, on June 28, 2022. - The icebergs originate from Jakobshavn glacier (Sermeq Kujalleq), the most productive glacier in the Northern Hemisphere. The massive icebergs that detach from the glacier float for years in the waters in front of the fjord before being carried south by ocean currents. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)

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The Arctic and Antarctic saw record warmth and ice melt in 2022

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Peter Dejong/AP/Shutterstock (13628749bk) Activists take part in a protest at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt COP27 Climate Summit, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt - 18 Nov 2022

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This year's COP27 set up a major battle for next year's climate summit

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Empty street in London

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Puzzling methane rise in 2020 linked to pandemic lockdown effects

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The site of the proposed mine in Whitehaven, UK

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What impact will planned new UK coal mine have on carbon emissions?

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People walk in a flooded St Mark's Square

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Venice may get a temporary respite from rising seas by 2035

High winter sea levels in Venice are linked to warmer sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic Ocean, and cooling in that ocean over coming decades should therefore temporarily compensate for the city's sea level rise

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Heat pump uses a loudspeaker and wet strips of paper to cool air

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COP15 target to reverse biodiversity loss by 2030 is ‘unrealistic’

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COP27: Absence of clear vision stalled progress at climate conference

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What are climate summits actually for, and how can we make them work?

Analysis