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Global temperatures are rising, due to greenhouse gas emissions caused largely by humans burning fossil fuels.

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A gigantic coal mining vehicle in La Guarija, Colombia

A gigantic coal mining vehicle in La Guarija, Colombia

Glencore a big winner of Germany's Colombian coal binge

Glencore a big winner of Germany's Colombian coal binge

The Ukraine war has forced Germany to boost Colombian coal imports even as it seeks to phase out fossil fuels at home.

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What can we learn from the demise of the dinosaurs?

What can we learn from the demise of the dinosaurs?

Some 250 million years ago volcanoes spewed huge amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere. Now humans are the doing the same.

A massive container ship entering the Panama Canal

A massive container ship entering the Panama Canal

Climate change could cut off the Panama Canal

Climate change could cut off the Panama Canal

The water level in the Panama Canal is falling due to less rain. It may put global supply chains at risk.

Indian employees at the Myna Mahila Foundation prepare sanitary pads at their office in Mumbai

Indian employees at the Myna Mahila Foundation prepare sanitary pads at their office in Mumbai

India: How is climate change impacting menstrual health?

India: How is climate change impacting menstrual health?

Women suffer increasing risks to their health in the wake of natural disasters, according to a UN report.

Rice fields in China

Rice fields in China

GM food: The best way for sustainable food production?

GM food: The best way for sustainable food production?

GM foods remain controversial but for some experts it is the best science-based method for a sustainable food system.

Rome / Trevi fountain | Italy

Rome / Trevi fountain | Italy

Europe grapples with Last Generation climate protests

Europe grapples with Last Generation climate protests

Authorities must weigh public opinion along with criminal law in response to increasingly visible climate protests.

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A view of the Rehden Geest Moor, a swampy piece of land covered with vegetation, with an orange sun low on the horizon

A view of the Rehden Geest Moor, a swampy piece of land covered with vegetation, with an orange sun low on the horizon

EU and farmers at odds over law to stop ecosystem collapse

New green EU proposals would see the restoration of CO2-storing peatlands, but critics fear farmers will lose out.

A man drinking from a bottle of water in Bangladesh

A man drinking from a bottle of water in Bangladesh

How a temperature rise of 2 degrees Celsius impacts billions

If emissions aren't drastically reduced, some 2 billion people will face life-threatening heat. Cities are adapting.

Trees stand in water as incessant rain has caused the river to break its banks

Trees stand in water as incessant rain has caused the river to break its banks

Italy's deadly floods: How can water be so powerful?

Flooding in Italy has claimed at least 14 lives. How does a peaceful body of water become a destructive, raging torrent?

Man flies agricultural drone over a field

Man flies agricultural drone over a field

Pakistan farmers adopt agricultural drones

These drones have several benefits for farmers. Can they help mitigate the effects of climate change on crop yields?

Concrete blocks installed to break the Mediterranean sea waves along the waterfront in Egypt's northern Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria

Concrete blocks installed to break the Mediterranean sea waves along the waterfront in Egypt's northern Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria

Rising sea levels: Is land reclamation still viable?

With coastal areas threatened by rising seas and destructive storms, should we still be creating new land in our oceans?

A drop of water falls off an iceberg melting in the Nuup Kangerlua Fjord near Nuuk in southwestern Greenland

A drop of water falls off an iceberg melting in the Nuup Kangerlua Fjord near Nuuk in southwestern Greenland

Why is the ice melting so fast?

Due to climate change, ice sheets in Greenland and the Antarctic are shedding triple the ice they were 30 years ago.