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Commonwealth Games 2022: how Birmingham is becoming the UK's most liveable city

Birmingham, the UK’s second largest city by population, is currently in the international spotlight as the host of the 2022…

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Spiking temperatures could cause more blackouts this summer. They won't be the last.

This summer’s anticipated tight grid conditions are just the tip of the iceberg as weather grows increasingly unpredictable and the…

Prehistoric Planet: TV show asked us to explore what weather the dinosaurs lived through

When conjuring up images of when dinosaurs ruled the planet we often think of hot and humid landscapes in a…

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Climate change means a scorcher summer

NOAA expects unusually hot temperatures across all 50 states

US heatwave brings historically high temperatures to dozens of states

Temperatures between 20 and 30F above average in the mid-Atlantic and north-east, with Washington set to hit 96F (35.5C)

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Vast swath of US is at risk of summer blackouts, regulator warns

A vast swath of North America from the Great Lakes to the West Coast is at risk of blackouts this…

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Climate change isn't just making cyclones worse, it's making the floods they cause worse too – new research

Super cyclones, known as hurricanes or typhoons in different parts of the world, are among the most destructive weather events…

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India heatwave: why the region should prepare for even more extreme heat in the near future

An extreme heatwave in India and Pakistan has left more than a billion people in one of the most densely…

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Biodiversity: why new rules to ensure nature benefits from building projects could fail

The UK government is making serious investments in new infrastructure as part of its post-pandemic recovery strategy, with £27 billion…

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Russian hacking threat hovers over U.S. gas pipelines

Nearly 40 percent of the nation's electricity comes from plants burning natural gas, almost all of it arriving by pipelines…