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City in Sierra Leone covers buildings in mirrors to fight extreme heat

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City in Sierra Leone covers buildings in mirrors to fight extreme heat

People in Freetown, Sierra Leone, are increasingly exposed to extreme heat due to climate change and the urban heat island effect, but covering homes in a reflective film significantly cut indoor temperatures

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A shoulder of Alexandra Peak, the second heighest peak in the Rwenzori range, as seen from Margherita Peak. In the valley between the two peaks lies Stanley Glacier. The glacier was once so high that guides could lead clients across it on a gentle walk between the peaks. Today the face of the mountain is exposed as the glacier dies.

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See the magnificent but melting glaciers of the Rwenzori mountains

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Peter Singer on animal rights, octopus farms and why AI is speciesist

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Peter Singer on animal rights, octopus farms and why AI is speciesist

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US states agree to use less from Colorado river to avoid water crisis

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Ozone layer treaty pushed back ice-free Arctic summers up to 15 years

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El Niño climate events cost tropical countries trillions of dollars

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Glass Mountains, situated in the north tip of the Chihuahuan Desert, as seen from Alpine, Texas. - Image ID: R97NY1 (RF)

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US desert grassland collapse is linked to changes in the Pacific Ocean

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Breaching 1.5°C of global warming by 2027 is increasingly likely

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Seals in Mexico are losing fur and climate change may be to blame

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Talvikangas in Finland

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Dozens of ‘frost quakes’ hit a Finnish town in just 7 hours

Fears are growing that seismic activity known as frost quakes or ice quakes – which can cause huge cracks in roads and houses – are becoming more frequent because of climate change

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Bigger butterflies may cope better with climate change

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Kangaroo faeces could reduce methane emissions from cows

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What is longtermism and why do its critics think it is dangerous?

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Antarctic ice melt may be reversible due to rising land beneath

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