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Climate change will drive longer extreme heatwaves in summer

Environment

Climate change will drive longer extreme heatwaves in summer

If the world warms by more than 2°C, extreme summer heat and rain are likely to last longer and lead to flooding, with serious effects for farming and health

News

Plant growth has declined drastically around the world due to dry air

Environment

Plant growth has declined drastically around the world due to dry air

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Fracking plant

Environment

Fracking boom could explain the puzzling rise in global methane levels

News

Tractors going across a field

Environment

UN warns most plans for limiting climate change would wreck the planet

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solar site

Technology

Outshining fossil fuel: Your guide to the revolution in solar energy

Features

The amazon

Environment

Space agency chief fired after revealing recent Amazon deforestation

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Earth

Environment

James Lovelock at 100: Ecclectic conference considers Gaia's future

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An RAF helicopter drops bags of aggregate to shore up the dam and divert water

Environment

The world's ageing dams are not built for ever more extreme weather

Analysis

hot day in Europe

Environment

Hottest day records set across Europe this year will soon be broken

News

turtle eggs

Life

Turtle embryos may control their sex by moving inside their eggs

Ambient temperature can influence the sex of reptile embryos, but turtle embryos may move to warm or cool spots inside the egg to counteract the effect

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Life

Wasps are shrinking in size and it may be because of climate change

News

Environment

Russia has declared a state of emergency over Siberian wildfires

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Environment

Met Office confirms highest temperature ever recorded in the UK

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Environment

Huge hidden canyon under Greenland ice sheet may have flowing water

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