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Jack Marley

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The great coral reef relocation

Heatwaves in the tropics are pushing corals to the brink. Could reefs pop up elsewhere?

19.06.2025 5

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Climate change: no reprieve from heat this decade as globally agreed 1.5°C limit looms

A new report predicts that Earth will break another annual heat record in next five years.

29.05.2025 8

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Why spring 2025 is so dry

Despite the familiar saying, April 2025 was significantly short on showers.

14.05.2025 6

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Tony Blair opposes phasing out fossil fuels. These academics disagree

Not only is a phase-out of coal, oil and gas necessary, it offers huge economic benefits.

30.04.2025 7

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‘Doom loops’ are accelerating climate change – but we can break them

Extreme heat caused a resurgence in coal use in 2024 to power air conditioners. But there is an alternative.

03.04.2025 6

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Electric cars are going mainstream – Elon Musk won’t change that

Falling Tesla sales are a problem for Musk. The wider EV industry can appeal to a mass market.

27.03.2025 3

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Earth’s lungs are choking on plastic and smoke – scientists hope to unblock them

Plastic and climate change are interfering with how plants make food. It will blow back on us.

19.03.2025 7

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Beavers can help us adapt to climate change – here’s how

Their dams will help soak up some carbon, but the real benefit will be to stressed ecosystems.

13.03.2025 10

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The shortcut to less warming? It runs through a farm field

Slashing emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, could slow the pace of climate change.

05.03.2025 6

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We need to switch to heat pumps fast – but can they can overcome this problem?

Stopping climate change will require a rapid shift to electric heating and vehicles – but people need to be wooed.

27.02.2025 4

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Why personal climate action matters – according to experts

Your choices influence others. Changes you make for the climate are acts of solidarity.

05.02.2025 4

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‘Sustainable’ aviation fuel and other myths about green airport expansion debunked

A third runway for Heathrow airport is not compatible with the UK’s climate targets.

30.01.2025 9

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Trump returns: nine things to expect for the climate

Academics glean grim portents – and some continuities with supposedly pro-climate presidents of the past.

23.01.2025 10

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Why LA is on fire (it’s not just climate change)

Extreme heat, invasive plants and the demise of indigenous management have converged with disastrous results.

16.01.2025 7

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Rising desertification shows we can’t keep farming with fossil fuels

Three-quarters of Earth’s land has become drier since 1990. Droughts come and go – more often and more extreme with the incessant rise of...

12.12.2024 5

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