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An aerial view from a light aircraft of an English pub and sailing club, surrounded by water when the River Severn burst it's banks in November 2012.

Environment

Climate change will boost risk of extreme flooding in northern Europe

Climate change will increase the risk of heavy rainfall and storm surges combining to cause extreme flooding around the UK, Germany and other parts of northern Europe

News

The school climate strikes this Friday need the support of adults

Environment

The school climate strikes this Friday need the support of adults

Comment

flooded forest

Environment

Deliberate drowning of Brazil's rainforest is worsening climate change

Features

Melting ice in Greenland

Earth

Meltwater from Greenland could raise sea level an extra 7 centimetres

News

Mer de Glace glacier

Environment

Special report: How climate change is melting France’s largest glacier

News

Flying is a major source of carbon emissions

Environment

Most people in the UK back limits on flying to tackle climate change

News

School students campaigning against climate change gather outside Parliament, London with colourful home made banner

Environment

School strikes are changing the world, says UN climate science advisor

News

New South Wales Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) firefighters back burning and fighting fires on Long Gully Road in the northern New South Wales town of Drake, Australia, 09 September 2019. A number of homes have been destroyed by bushfires in northern New South Wales and Queensland.

Environment

Fires devastating Australia’s east coast have arrived unusually early

News

Largest ever polar expedition will soon be frozen in drifting sea ice

Environment

Largest ever polar expedition will soon be frozen in drifting sea ice

News

A lone tree

Environment

Why are countries failing on their promise to stop deforestation?

Despite a pledge in 2014 to halve deforestation by 2020, the area of forest destroyed annually has increased by more than 40 per cent globally in the past five years

Analysis

Earth

Planet Earth has 9 safety limits and we’ve already exceeded 4 of them

Features

Environment

Climate change: Is capitalism the problem or the solution?

Culture

Environment

Logging study reveals huge hidden emissions of the forestry industry

News

People in Science

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