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Rain spawns more rain when it falls on ploughed land
As rain falls on soil it can loft tiny organic particles into the air, which help to form clouds and generate more rain. This could have consequences for climate models
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Kingdom-busting volcanoes linked to the rise of the Roman Empire
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A new politics of climate change could save the world
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An Earth made verdant by greenhouse gases brings its own dangers
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Bear dung helps Japanese cherry trees survive climate change
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Half a degree extra warming would lead to catastrophic impacts
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Climate change has been kind to Americans – but it won’t last
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A looming water crisis demands creative thinking
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Victorians experienced early climate change but missed the signs
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Do flatlining emissions make Paris climate deal more realistic?
Global CO2 emissions have stalled. Have we reached a turning point, or are delegates at this week's UN signing ceremony putting their names to a doomed deal?
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Unprecedented global warming as 2016 approaches 1.5 °C mark
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Face-to-face with Great Barrier Reef’s worst coral bleaching
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Coral reefs set to lose tolerance to bleaching as oceans warm
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Trees share vital goodies through a secret underground network
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