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A photograph of bleached coral reef on the sea bed in Indonesia, by Beger Lab.

Paris Agreement limits still catastrophic for coral reefs

Limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels will still be catastrophic for coral reefs, new research suggests.

A photograph of an Airbus A380 arrives for cold weather testing at Iqaluit, Nanuvut, Canada.

Thawing permafrost could release cancer-causing gas

Thawing of permafrost due to climate change could expose the Arctic population to much greater concentrations of the cancer-causing gas Radon, a new story has found.

A photograph of a forest canopy with clouds of rain.

New weather app to save lives and livelihoods

A mobile phone app has been launched in Kenya to help people avoid the death and destruction caused by tropical storms.

a photo of Professor Ian Brooks wrapped up in a wool hat with a head torch, scarf and warm jacket, against a dark sky.

Prestigious award for leading polar expert

Ian Brooks, Professor of Boundary Layer Processes at the University of Leeds, has been awarded the Polar Medal.

An image of A68A iceberg approaching the island of South Georgia (14 December 2020). The left hand part of the image are clouds.

Mega iceberg released 152 billion tonnes of fresh water into ocean

Scientists monitoring the giant A68A Antarctic iceberg from space reveal that a huge amount of fresh water was released as it melted around the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia.

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