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Australian bushfires destroyed a FIFTH of the continent's forests 

Australian scientists say the fires are categorically linked to climate change and worsened by a year-long drought linked to climate change.




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Why Jacinda Ardern could be ousted as New Zealand prime minister as her unpopularity at home grows

The Labour leader has been praised across the world for acting on issues of climate change, social justice, equality and how she handled the Christchurch terror attack and White Island tragedy.




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Greta Thunberg's latest rally could place CHILDREN at risk, police say

Bristol City Council and Avon and Somerset Police cautioned the public not to 'underestimate the scale of this protest' in Bristol where Greta Thunberg is due to speak.




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Heathrow third runway rejected by court: climate change cited

The government has effectively washed its hands of the battle for the £14billion Heathrow project after the Court of Appeal ruled that it had not yet met environmental standards.




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Council holds referendum on whether to hike tax to tackle climate change

Warwick District Council wants to become carbon-neutral itself by 2025, and make the entire district carbon-neutral by 2030.




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Fears Heathrow eco-bombshell could pose a threat to ALL future transport projects

The Court of Appeal ruled that the £14 billion expansion of Heathrow airport was illegal - because the Government failed to take into account its legal duty to curb climate change.




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Heavier new cars pump out MORE CO2 than older models

Consumer experts at Which? found the latest generation of cars being sold to UK consumers emit more CO2, which is associated with climate change.




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Bullish airport bosses say Supreme Court will overturn expansion ruling

The Arora Group said it lodged appeal papers in the Supreme Court in a bid to 'put Heathrow expansion back on track' as the airport's owner also stated it will appeal.




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MAFS' Connie Crayden won't have children due to climate change

Married At First Sight star Connie Crayden has revealed she will be adopting rather than having biological children due to concerns over climate change.




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Half of the world's beaches could disappear by the end of the century due to climate change

At-risk areas include Surfers' Paradise in Queensland, St Tropez, Honolulu, Copacabana, the Costa del Sol and Weymouth, the study reveals.




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Cuts to air pollution could SPEED UP climate change in the short term

Experts from the University of Reading found that cutting pollution in areas with heavy industry would lead to short term temperature spikes and heavier rainfall.




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Viking's 1,500-year-old arrowhead discovered after climate change melts Norwegian glacier

Climate change has revealed a Viking's missed shot that laid hidden in Norway's the Jotunheimen glacier, a glacier for 1,500 years. Made of iron, it is seven inches long and weighs just over an ounce.




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Holy cow! How feeding cattle seaweed can help stop climate change

Boffins at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation have developed FutureFeed, an additive made from a red seaweed called asparagopsis.




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Britons think Heathrow SHOULD have a third runway, despite court ruling £14bn expansion was illegal

The Court of Appeal ruled that the £14billion Heathrow expansion project was illegal because the Government did not take its duty to curb climate change into account.




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UK must cut meat consumption by 50 per cent to meet 2050 carbon emissions target

Climate neutrality by 2050 is unlikely for the UK without drastic technological and societal changes including limiting aviation and halving meat production, a report has found.




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Amazon rainforest and Caribbean coral reefs could COLLAPSE in less than 50 years

Researchers from Bangor University in Wales used computer models to discover that ecosystems were collapsing at a 'significantly faster rate' than first thought.




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Climate change could see up to 1.2 BILLION people suffer from unsafe temperatures by 2100 

Researcher from Rutgers University in New Jersey found that four times as many people will be impacted by heat stress by 2100 than are today.




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Even Extinction Rebellion bans mass gatherings due to coronavirus

The environmental group had been plotting to disrupt London again in a similar way to last year. However their plans will come at a time when Covid-19 is predicted to be at its worst in Britain.




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Coronavirus: Alan Jones is slammed for doubting seriousness

The 78-year-old radio host, who believes climate change is exaggerated, said people are over-reacting to the threat of the virus. Some labelled him 'irresponsible'.




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Alan Jones hits back at critics over coronavirus comments

The 78-year-old radio host, who believes climate change is exaggerated, said on Monday that people are over-reacting to the threat of the virus.




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Coronavirus: Greta Thunberg has symptoms and is self-isolating

Swedish teenage activist Greta Thunberg said she appeared to have been infected with coronavirus along with her father - actor Svante. Both had been travelling on trains through Europe.




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South of England could run out of water in 20 years unless ministers act to stop shortages

London's excessive water consumption is leaving the south east particularly at risk of water shortages in the next 20 years. Drier weather due to climate change could bring a 600mn litre reduction in rainfall.




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Exhaust from commercial container ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean alter cloud composition

Researchers from the University of Washington have found that emissions from container ships and other commercial vessels form dense clouds that reflect solar radiation and mask global warming.




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Wealthiest 10 percent of the world consume 187 times more fossil fuels than poorest 10 percent 

Rich people are the leading cause of climate change according to a new study from researchers at the University of Leeds, consuming more for transportation and home energy needs.




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100 scientists stranded on Arctic ship during COVID-19 pandemic after countries shut down borders

A group scientists in the Arctic are stranded on a research ship after worldwide shutdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic have prevented them from being replaced by a new team.




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How Australia's 2020 Summit in 2008 focused on mosquito illnesses, bird flu instead of coronavirus

Griffith University vaccines expert Michael Good has revealed the Australia 2020 summit held in Canberra 12 years ago hardly discussed the threat of coronavirus despite a recent SARS outbreak.




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Last year was Europe's hottest year EVER recorded

Figures from the European state of the climate report from the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) also reveals 11 of the 12 warmest years on record for the continent occurred since 2000.




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Butterfly charity urges British public to report garden sightings during the coronavirus lockdown

Butterfly Conservation has been taking comprehensive surveys of Britain's butterfly and moth populations for the last 50 years.




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Greta Thunberg says coronavirus and climate change must be tackled together

The 17-year-old marked Earth Day with a live-streamed appeal from Sweden to 'tackle two crises at once', saying the pandemic showed the importance of listening to scientists.




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Greenhouse gas emissions drop due to coronavirus lockdowns is NOT enough to stop climate change

The coronavirus has forced the world in a lockdown, resulting in a 6% drop in carbon dioxide levels, but experts warn it return to normal once the global economy recovers from the pandemic.




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Tropical coral reefs are being transformed by climate change

Climate change and warming seas are severely bleaching tropical coral reefs and undoing decades of knowledge about how to protect these delicate and vital ecosystems.




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Trump's disinfectant shambles is not his first head-on collision with mainstream science 

Experts say President Donald Trump gets an 'F' in science as the disinfectant coronavirus cure becomes just one in a string of scientific conflicts including his disbelief in climate change.




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Bring the med home: It's been a dry month but these beauties are used to arid conditions 

Nigel Colborn shares his advice for adding a touch of Mediterranean to your garden. The British gardening expert says Mediterranean plants are almost entirely self-maintaining.




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Climate change could slow down hurricanes by two miles per hour, experts warn

Princeton scientists warn that climate change will slow the movements of hurricanes by two miles per hour, resulting in the storm lingering over land longer and cause more destruction.




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Planting more trees could stop millions of people dying prematurely

Scientists at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health examined the results of multiple studies from seven countries involving 8 million people.




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Greta Thunberg donates $100,000 to UN children's fund to fight coronavirus

The 17-year-old Swedish activist (pictured) said the pandemic 'is a child rights crisis, like the climate crisis' as she hailed UNICEF's 'vital work to save children's lives'.




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Number of days considered to hot to safely work outdoors expected to grow to 39 by 2050

Climate change will make life even harder for agriculture workers in the coming decades, with nearly double the number of days when it will be too hot to safely work outdoors.




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Mosquitoes that can carry diseases could be common in Europe by 2030

The insect, known by the scientific name Aedes aegypti as well as the common name 'yellow fever mosquito', currently only thrives in the world's hottest regions.




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Global warming could trigger ancient Indian Ocean El Niño-like climate pattern by 2100 

Computer simulations reveal climate change could awaken an ancient Indian Ocean El Niño by 2100, but the phenomenon could occur as early as 2050 if the current warming trends continue.




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Cops searched sugar daddy dating websites for Utah student Mackenzie Lueck's 'murderer' after death 

Authorities searched the Seeking Arrangement dating site for University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck and murder suspect Ayoola Ajayi after her death, court documents filed on Friday show.




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Reese Witherspoon jokes about having to use Snapchat to communicate with her kids

Reese Witherspoon, 43, gave some renowned parenting advice on how to communicate with kids. The actress took to her Instagram to share she has resorted to chatting with her kids on Snapchat.




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Young mother helps snare paedophile who hacked her social media account to groom young girls

Kirk Gibson, 31, took Alice Rutherford-Hyde's name and pictures and created a fake profile on social media. Ms Rutherford-Hyde, of Newcastle, was contacted by the victim and alerted her family.




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Cops catch Broadway piano player, 26, in sting

Justin Brown, 26, could face up to seven years in prison after police allege he sent sexually explicit messages to an officer posing as a 14-year-old boy and arranged to meet the 'boy' for sex.




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Oklahoma mom is filmed giving her toddler two bottle caps full of what appears to be alcohol

An Oklahoma mother lost her toddler to state child welfare officials after she appears in a video serving the boy two cap-fulls from a liquor bottle. She remains under a criminal investigation.




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Boris Johnson's new Snapchat account sees the PM ridiculed for trying to look 'down with the kids'

The news that the PM now has his own Snapchat account has seen Twitter users poking fun at the PM, warning him to 'not be caught being silly' with the most intimate of the social media platforms.




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Jesse Lingard's model ex cosies up to football rival Jack Grealish

The model ex of Manchester United star Jesse Lingard was snapped cosying up to his football rival Jack Grealish this week.




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Teenager fronts Wollongong Court accused of assaulting a father and posting videos to Snapchat

Casey Holmes appeared in Wollongong Local Court, south of Sydney, on Tuesday accused of assaulting Brad Quirk on Saturday September 28.




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Kylie Jenner uses controversial spider filter on Stormi... but smiling toddler insists she likes it

Showing a large virtual spider crawling in circles around the face, Snapchat's new filter has delighted and horrified users in equal measure.




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Judah Chilink 19 convicted over Pryzm night club attack in Nottingham snap chat

Shocking social media footage shows Judah Chilink, 19, lunging at bystanders with a knife outside Pryzm in Nottingham on May 6 this year.




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Instagram copies TikTok's key features by letting users record a 15-second video clip with music

Instagram is now testing a 'video remix feature' that allows users to take a 15-second video accompanied by music and then post that clip to their story. The feature is currently live in Brazil.