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Cutting aerosol pollution may lessen extreme weather even with warming

31 October 2018

Reducing pollution from burning dirty fossil fuels won’t just benefit our health – it might also help limit the increase in extreme summer weather events

Frustrated climate activists resort to civil disobedience in London

31 October 2018

The Extinction Rebellion aims to spark widespread civil disobedience around the world in an effort to force countries to do more to limit climate change

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