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Greener Australian outback is lowering atmospheric CO2
Plant growth in the Australian outback has taken an increasingly dominant global role in keeping atmospheric carbon dioxide levels in...
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Carbon dioxide’s effect on global warming ‘understimated’
You may think the prospect of climate change is alarming, a call to action to slow down our emissions of...
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Central African tropical forests becoming browner
Tropical forests in central Africa are turning browner, pointing to a water shortage and higher surface temperatures, concluded a study...
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Warming winters send Florida’s mangroves north
The discovery is in itself not a surprise – mangrove growth is limited by temperature – but once again it...
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First shipment of Canadian tar sands heads towards EU shores
A shipment of oil from Canadian tar sands is due to arrive in Europe next week – the first time...
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Congo deforestation could cause region to warm 3C by 2050
The Congo Basin will face disproportionately high levels of global warming by 2050 due to deforestation, researchers have warned. ...
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Panama rainforest tribes settle UN REDD dispute
The country’s US$5.8 million scheme to protect its forests can now resume, safeguarding one of the nation’s most valuable assets,...
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