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The collapse of tropical forests during Earth’s most catastrophic extinction event was the primary cause of the prolonged global warming which followed, according to new research.

Rising sea water partially submerges a footbridge and has flooded a nearby road. There is an orange caution sign in the foreground.

The central estimate of the remaining carbon budget for 1.5°C is 130 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide and will be exhausted in a little more than three years at current levels of emissions.

The moon above icbergs and cliffs behind the open water, all tinged pink by the sunset.

Researchers from the University of Leeds contributed to a House of Commons committee report about the Antarctic environment, which includes recommendations to the government.

A group of students standing on the hill, planting and maintaining young trees

Pupils from Millom School have been getting their hands dirty as part of a forestry restoration project in the Duddon Valley.

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The faculty has been awarded the prestigious Athena Swan Silver certification in recognition of its commitment to gender equality.