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Meltwater from Greenland

Earth

Polar melt may shut down the Atlantic current that warms Europe

Melting Arctic ice flooding into the Atlantic could put the ocean circulation that warms Europe in danger, triggering dramatic sea level rise and drought

News

A family wrap up warm

Earth

Don't panic – homes in the UK won’t run out of gas for heating

Analysis

Arctic hit by record high temperatures as rest of Europe shivers

Earth

Arctic hit by record high temperatures as rest of Europe shivers

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Cyclone Gita hits New Zealand after hammering Tonga

Earth

Cyclone Gita hits New Zealand after hammering Tonga

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Life

Cape Town is about to run out of water – how did this happen?

Insight

Satellite image of a storm

Earth

Australia’s deadly 1800s storms help us predict future extremes

News

Extreme weather in US and Australia may be due to climate change

Earth

Extreme weather in US and Australia may be due to climate change

News

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Technology

Let it glow, let it glow, let it snow

Regulars

purple sky with lightning and a plane in the background

Physics

Lightning leaves clouds of radiation and antimatter in its wake

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Earth

We all get poorer every time a climate disaster strikes

Long-term economic effects of global warming could be far greater than thought, making many countries poorer and hurting even those of us spared direct impacts

Insight

Earth

How to clean up the dirty water Puerto Ricans are drinking

News

Earth

Ophelia shows many hurricanes could reach Europe in the future

News

Earth

California’s wildfires powered by perfect storm of fire hazards

News

Earth

A few cold drops falling through a cloud could create a downpour

News

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