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Spectacular ice eggs have washed onto a beach in Finland

Spectacular ice eggs have washed onto a beach in Finland

13 November 2019

A combination of cold weather and just the right amount of wave motion has caused strange frozen spheres to cover a Finnish beach


steel workers

Tackling emissions from heavy industry is key to fixing climate change

13 November 2019

Ramping up renewable energy, electrifying transport and ending energy waste is the easy stuff, the hard problem of climate change is reducing emissions from steel and concrete production


rhino

Don’t miss: Art confronts climate, a book on space junk, future talk

13 November 2019

This week, discover how art and design take on climate change, read all about our space junk, and listen to top talk about the future in a University of Oxford podcast


Drilling rig

Row over whether fracking could resume in England despite 'ban'

12 November 2019

A document released just days after the government announced a halt to fracking suggests that future applications will be considered


Residents defend a property from a bushfire at Hillsville near Taree, 350km north of Sydney on November 12, 2019. - A state of emergency was declared on November 11 and residents in the Sydney area were warned of

Worsening bushfires cause Australia to declare state of emergency

12 November 2019

Australia is preparing for catastrophic bushfires as one state minister warns that this could be the worst week of wildfires in the country’s history


A large net made from mosquito nets

People are using mosquito nets for fishing – and it works too well

11 November 2019

People are increasingly repurposing mosquito nets for fishing around the world, but the nets often catch very young fish which could lead to fewer fish in the future


Penguins

Emperor penguins could go extinct by 2100 if we fail on climate change

7 November 2019

Emperor penguins could become extinct if we don't tackle climate change, but if we limit temperature rises to 1.5°C, then the decline could be less than a third


A seal on some ice

A deadly seal virus may be spreading faster due to melting Arctic ice

7 November 2019

A reduction in Arctic sea ice due to climate change may be helping a virus that can kill seals spread more easily between oceans


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