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Quantum quirk explains why carbon dioxide causes global warming

A phenomenon called the Fermi resonance, which affects how molecules vibrate, is responsible for a large part of carbon dioxide’s planet-warming effect

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TOPSHOT - A man wades through floodwaters brought about by heavy rains at a residential neighbourhood in Propseridad town, Agusan del Sur province on southern Mindanao island on February 1, 2024. Floods and landslides triggered by torrential rain have killed six people in the Philippines, with one other person missing, rescuers said February 1. (Photo by Erwin MASCARINAS / AFP) (Photo by ERWIN MASCARINAS/AFP via Getty Images)

Environment

Forget what long-lived sea sponges say, focus on reaching net-zero

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Environment

Will global warming continue even after we hit net-zero emissions?

Analysis

Saudi Arabian desert extreme heat experiment

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Extreme heat: Inside the expedition to find out how humans can adapt

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A huge chunk of glacier ice collapsing and falling into the sea

Environment

Scientists 'shocked' by extreme events in Antarctica as Earth heats up

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The flowering shrub Tidestromia oblongifolia can still photosynthesize in 50°C conditions

Environment

Flower that thrives in Death Valley may hold secret to heat adaptation

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Life

Shortage of male turtles could be solved by splash of cold seawater

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Environment

Melting Arctic glaciers expose new sources of planet-warming methane

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Environment

Record for hottest day ever recorded on Earth broken twice in a row

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Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu

Environment

The uncomfortable reality of life on Earth after we breach 1.5°C

Passing 1.5°C of global warming isn't just a political disaster, it will have dire consequences for us all, as those living on the front line already know

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Environment

Cool photographs capture new geopolitics of the melting Arctic

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Earth

Launching a huge dust cloud from the moon could ease global warming

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Environment

The first breach of 1.5°C will be a temporary but devastating failure

Analysis

Environment

2022 Tonga eruption means we may hit 1.5°C of global warming earlier

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