Water stress rises as more wells run dry
Soon, communities and even nations could be drawing water faster than the skies can replenish it. As the wells run dry, so will the rivers
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Does climate change mean Wales will hit truffle jackpot?
Summer rain is key to good harvest, study finds
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Forests reduce cyclone intensity
Reforestation of Europe could cut number of cyclones by as much as four-fifths and reduce heavy rainfall
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My favourite Nobel prize: highlighting climate change science and awareness
Liz Kalaugher praises the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize but laments that not enough has been done since to cut greenhouse gas emissions
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Sharing scientific and indigenous knowledge brings new insights
Finding common ground could help understand and adapt to Arctic climate change
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Drought may hit half world’s wheat at once
Wheat yields could be hit by severe drought across half the world at once, driving up prices and making problems for global markets
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Extremes of global heat bring tipping points closer
It makes good business sense to contain planetary warming to 1.5 °C. Passing the Paris target spells disaster, with more extremes of global heat
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IPCC: Rapid changes are forcing people to fundamentally alter their ways of life
IPCC releases special report on oceans and cryosphere
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Only wet regions may become wetter as climate changes
Defining wet and dry by local water availability alters outlook for annual rainfall, though all zones likely to see more intense heavy rain
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Mitigating urban heat islands with trees is more effective in dry climates
More greenery in wet, tropical regions has small cooling effect on cities
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