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In September 2017, the Atlantic Ocean was brewing with several large hurricanes. This view of the hurricanes, and our home planet, was created by assembling images acquired throughout Sept. 6, 2017 by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument on the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi-NPP.

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Climate change may mean Atlantic has fewer but more intense hurricanes

Global warming might increase the number of tropical cyclones in other parts of the world but reduce them in the Atlantic due to weakening circulation

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After deadly floods, can Germany adapt to its climate future?

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After deadly floods, can Germany adapt to its climate future?

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devastating coral bleaching due to global warming. These corals are dying.

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Safe havens for coral reefs will disappear with 2°C of global warming

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Methane's climate impact was just one truth finally accepted at COP26

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Methane's climate impact was just one truth finally accepted at COP26

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City skyline view of London, England with autumn trees on a misty morning as viewed from a North London park; Shutterstock ID 506890648; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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Trees cool the land surface temperature of cities by up to 12°C

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We need behaviour change to beat climate crisis, says Patrick Vallance

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We need behaviour change to beat climate crisis, says Patrick Vallance

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Satellites find close to 800 methane leaks in past four years

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Satellites find close to 800 methane leaks in past four years

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RRS Sir David Attenborough and Boaty McBoatface visit London

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RRS Sir David Attenborough and Boaty McBoatface visit London

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Scientific instruments in space are monitoring how Earth's climate is changing

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6 charts that show what climate change is doing to our planet

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Fatih Birol interview: Using energy isn’t evil – creating emissions is

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Fatih Birol interview: Using energy isn’t evil – creating emissions is

People think using more energy is a bad thing, says International Energy Agency chief Fatih Birol – but as long as we can make it cleanly, it needn’t be

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Some Arctic sea ice is thinning twice as fast as previously thought

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What does 'net zero emissions' mean?

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The Paris Agreement

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How are sand dunes formed and why do they even exist?

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