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Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus) swimming past a reef covered with Coral sea fans including (Melithaea sp.) and (Pseudopterogorgia sp.), Soft corals (Dendronephthya sp), (Chironephthya sp.) and (Scleronephthya sp.) and Branching cup corals (Tubastraea micranthus). Many different sponges and tunicates are also seen, as are many coral reef fishes, including Anthias and Damselfish, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

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The last-ditch plan to save coral reefs from utter destruction

Bleaching has devastated reefs around the world, raising fears of an irreversible shift. Yet new interventions have revealed that corals can be remarkably resilient if we can give them enough help to recover

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2026 will be the hottest year on record, leading scientist predicts

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Why global warming is accelerating and what it means for the future

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Shift in the Gulf Stream could signal ocean current collapse

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Earth is now heating up twice as fast as in previous decades

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The totemic 1.5°C climate target: Best ideas of the century

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The totemic 1.5°C climate target: Best ideas of the century

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FUNAFUTI, TUVALU - NOVEMBER 28: An aerial view of downtown and the airport runway, between the Pacific Ocean (L) and lagoon (R), on November 28, 2019 in Funafuti, Tuvalu. The??low-lying??South Pacific island nation??of about 11,000 people has been classified as ???extremely vulnerable??? to climate change by the??United Nations Development Programme.??The world???s fourth-smallest country is struggling to cope with climate change related impacts including five millimeter per year sea level rise (above the global average), tidal and wave driven flooding, storm surges, rising temperatures, saltwater intrusion and coastal erosion on its nine coral atolls and islands, the highest of which rises about 15 feet above sea level. In addition, the severity of cyclones and droughts in the Pacific Island region are forecast to increase due to global warming. Some scientists have predicted that Tuvalu could become inundated and uninhabitable in 50 to 100 years or less if sea level rise continues.??The country is working toward a goal of 100 percent renewable power generation by 2025 in an effort to curb pollution and set an example for larger nations. Tuvalu is also exploring a plan to build an artificial island. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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The Australia-Tuvalu climate migration treaty is a drop in the ocean

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Why climate change fades into the background – and how to change that

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Why climate change fades into the background – and how to change that

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China's national flags flutter in front of a coal-powered power station in Datong, China's northern Shanxi province on November 3, 2021. (Photo by Noel Celis / AFP) (Photo by NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Why the climate crown is ready for China to take – if it wants to

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An early-warning system for climate 'tipping points' is an awful idea

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An early-warning system for climate 'tipping points' is an awful idea

Improving our understanding of sudden climate shifts is welcome. But framing this as creating an "early-warning system" is wrong on so many levels it is hard to know where to begin, says Bill McGuire

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We now know how much emissions have delayed the next glacial period

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The ocean is losing its ability to store heat as the planet warms up

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Antarctic ice sheet may be less vulnerable to collapse than expected

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Are we entering a dangerous new phase of climate change?

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