Environment
Trees have an extra climate benefit thanks to methane-eating microbes
Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is converted to CO2 by microbes in tree bark, meaning trees are even better for the climate than we thought
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Hundreds of Greenland’s glacial lakes have burst since 2008
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Technology
Google AI slashes computer power needed for weather forecasts
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We are risking a heat disaster for athletes at the Olympics in Paris
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In the race to ramp up renewables, we can’t ignore heat storage
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Hurricane forecasts are improving – but big misses are still possible
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Is a vital ocean current just decades away from catastrophic collapse?
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Melting sea ice is hindering, not helping, Canadian Arctic shipping
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Making roofs white or reflective is the best way to keep a city cool
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Life
More than 100 shark species may face major population declines by 2100
The egg hatch rate of one shark species may plummet by up to 90 per cent by the end of the century, suggesting that other egg-laying sharks are at risk
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Thousands of US dams may be unprepared for extreme rain
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Warm water seeping under Antarctic ice sheets may accelerate melting
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Cloud geoengineering could push heatwaves from US to Europe
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UK election: How can the next government get climate goals on track?
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