Humans cause growing heat wave danger

A heat wave can be lethal – and researchers have now counted the ways they can kill. Humans may have only themselves to blame.
Posted On 12 Nov 2017
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Prepare for a world 3°C warmer in 80 years

The UN expects a world 3oC warmer by 2100, even if countries cut their greenhouse gas emissions as they promised in 2015.
Posted On 31 Oct 2017
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Evaporation could offer new source of renewable energy

Natural evaporation could provide most of the electricity used by the US and also save about one fifth of the water it uses, scientists believe.
Posted On 06 Oct 2017
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Alarm at rise in forest carbon

Tropical forests release more carbon than they absorb, and the level of livestock emissions has been underestimated – new findings challenge climate assumptions.
Posted On 04 Oct 2017
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To avoid climate catastrophe, we’ll need to remove CO2 from the air. Here’s how.

With sufficient investment and strategic deployment, carbon dioxide removal and storage can play a key role in keeping global warming to a level we can live with.
Posted On 14 Aug 2017
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Too hot to fly: rising heat may ground planes

As temperatures rise it may become too hot to fly, with aircraft likelier to be grounded, and more passengers more likely to lose their seats.
Posted On 14 Jul 2017
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Are electric vehicle subsidies the right approach?

Subsidies may be the least efficient and most expensive way of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Posted On 22 Jun 2017
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US cities face growing flood risks

As the seas rise, US cities can expect varied flood risks: some will have more of the worst floods, others more frequent familiar inundations.
Posted On 13 Jun 2017
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