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Climate change: Drought highlights dangers for electricity supplies Dry conditions in the UK and Europe are stress on facilities including nuclear, say experts. |
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The science of drought explained in pictures What does drought mean and what are the implications for water, food, rivers and wildlife? |
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'Every day it doesn't rain, the pressure mounts' The heatwave will make conditions on England's farms worse as experts warn of smaller harvests. |
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Climate scientists chase Arctic storms Why climate scientists are trying to fly through Arctic cyclones in a small aircraft. |
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Wildlife under stress as dry spell shrinks rivers Most of the world's chalk streams are in southern and eastern England and are under particular strain. |
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Supermarket food could soon carry eco-labels, says study Scientists hope that a scoring system will lead manufacturers to compete over sustainability. |
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US Senate passes sweeping climate, tax and healthcare package The bill seeks to lower the cost of medicines, increase corporate taxes and reduce carbon emissions. |
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Causes of deadly dry-lightning wildfires revealed The conditions for dry lightning, responsible for devastating California wildfires, have been identified. |
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France whale: Hopes fading for lost mammal stuck in River Seine The visibly malnourished all-white beluga has been stuck 70km north of Paris since at least Tuesday. |
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Is there anything green about plastic grass? More people are swapping real lawns for fake but experts are worried about its environmental impact. |
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Great Barrier Reef sees record coral cover, but it is highly vulnerable Parts of the reef see the most coral growth in 36 years - but it is highly vulnerable to threats. |
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Plastic pollution: Birds all over the world are living in our rubbish Photographs from every continent except Antarctica show birds nesting or tangled in rubbish. |
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Macro photography: The hidden world of garden insects Macro photographer Geraint Radford says insects have a bad reputation, but they're "funny". |
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Pollution: 'Forever chemicals' in rainwater exceed safe levels From Antarctica to Tibet, long-lasting chemicals in rainwater are well above US safety guidelines. |
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Space debris Australia: Piece of SpaceX capsule crashes to Earth in field This may become more common as the number of rockets sent to space increases, an expert said. |
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Should Premier League football clubs travel so far for pre-season? BBC Sport examines the climate impact of the Premier League's globe-trotting pre-season tours. |
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Climate change: More studies needed on possibility of human extinction New research says it could be "fatally foolish" not to think the unthinkable on climate change. |
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Countryside crime rise linked to cost-of-living crisis The cost-of-living crisis has seen a rise in thefts of farm animals, vehicles and fuel, a report says. |
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Driest July in England since 1935 - Met Office Parts of England saw the driest July on record with serious impacts on farmland and wildfire. |
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Weave: New device will investigate Milky Way's origins A new device will help reconstruct the formation of the Milky Way in unprecedented detail. |
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The space tech helping to tackle deforestation How the International Space Station is helping to tackle deforestation |
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Long March 5B: Debris from Chinese rocket falls back to Earth China says most of the rocket fragments burnt during the re-entry over the Sulu Sea. |
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UK's 40C heatwave 'basically impossible' without climate change Human-caused climate change made the high temperatures last week much more likely, say scientists. |
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Single-use plastic carrier bags use down 20% since 10p charge But environmentalists say the government must go much further to tackle the plastic problem. |
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Farmers warn 'if the rain doesn't come we're really in trouble' The recent dry weather is causing problems for farmers in the East of England. |
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Climate change: UK sea level rise speeding up - Met Office The Met Office's annual look at our climate says higher temperatures are the new normal. |
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Invasive species bullfrog and snake cost world $16bn - study The American bullfrog and brown tree snake damage crops, cause power outages, and disrupt ecosystems. |
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Cold sores traced back to kissing in Bronze Age by Cambridge research Scientists say a strain of herpes arose during vast migrations of people 5,000 years ago. |
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Why are large parts of England now in drought? An official drought has been declared in parts of southern, central and eastern England, what happens now? |
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The art of cutting carbon - how new technologies can help With the 'de-printer' specially coated sheets of paper can be used 10 times over. |
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Climate change: How to talk to a denier Tips about how to engage with people who think climate change is a "hoax". |
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Could hydrogen ease Germany's reliance on Russian gas? Why hydrogen might be one route for Germany to move away from dependence on Russian imports. |
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Why is climate 'doomism' going viral – and who's fighting it? Climate "doomers" believe it’s far too late to do anything about climate change - but they're wrong. |
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HSBC suspends banker over 'nut job' climate comments, say reports The banking giant has reportedly suspended its responsible investing leader Stuart Kirk. |
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Satellite firms Eutelsat and OneWeb aim to combine operations The French company is set to merge with the satellite firm pulled from bankruptcy by the UK government. |
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Russia to pull out of International Space Station Moscow says it now wants to build its own station, ending more than 20 years of cooperation with the US. |
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James Webb: Nasa space telescope delivers spectacular pictures A "stellar nursery" and a "cosmic dance" are among James Webb's first batch of colour images. |
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Neutron stars: New telescope detects dead suns colliding Light from the crashes is only visible for a couple of nights. |
