The Guiana Shield rainforests: overlooked climate guardians
Deforestation could disrupt water cycle across South America
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Flood models validated in Africa
First collective analysis – of floods in Nigeria and Mozambique – bodes well for identifying high-risk areas worldwide
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Ocean warming may be faster than thought
Science knows that ocean warming is occurring. A big challenge now is to work out how quickly the temperature is rising
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Late-summer Arctic sea ice could disappear by 2040
Although losses of summer sea-ice make headlines, anomalies in spring and winter sea-ice coverage are most significant, study finds
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New York air con set to spike electricity demand by 80%
Electrical cooling needs may rise most on the least warm summer days
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Pacific cyclones undergo ‘regime shift’
Since 1998, cyclones over western North Pacific have greater destructive potential
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Historic sites face risk from rising seas
Venice has been at hazard from rising seas for years. But so now are almost all historic sites near Mediterranean coasts, a survey finds
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Amazon rainforest sees more rain
Warming Atlantic may be responsible, study finds
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Doubled raw materials use is climate risk
We’re using more and more raw materials to build the world anew: our demands will almost have doubled by 2060. That’s bad news for the climate
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Computer model picks which roofs to make green
Some roof temperatures in Chicago could drop by 8 °C, reducing urban heat island
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