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heatwaves
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Trees and greenery can cool cities by as much as 18°C – but only if they’re the right type
Mohammad A Rahman, The University of Melbourne Cities around the world are planting more trees to cope with…
70 years of data show extreme heat is already wiping out tropical bird populations
DeAgostini/Getty Images James Watson, The University of Queensland; Maximilian Kotz, Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS), and…
Experiencing extreme weather and disasters is not enough to change views on climate action, study shows
STR / AFP via Getty Images Omid Ghasemi, UNSW Sydney Climate change has made extreme weather events such…
Earth is heading for 2.7°C warming this century. We may avoid the worst climate scenarios – but the outlook is still dire
Aliraza Khatri’s Photography/Getty Sven Teske, University of Technology Sydney Is climate action a lost cause? The United States…