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Rainforests pump water round the tropics, but this effect is weakening
By pumping water from the land into the air, tropical forests also function like a heart.
Wind farms can harm the ecosystems of Europe’s blanket bogs
Evidence supports negative impacts of wind farm developments on this critical habitat, scientists say.
‘Climate words’ can accelerate ‘climate deeds’
Greenwashing is a pejorative justifiably cast against companies using clever language to make misleading claims.
Air pollution health hazards have gone global
Only 0.001% of the global population were exposed to exposure lower than the recommended limit.
Climate change threatens spring wildflowers in the Northern Hemisphere
As spring temperatures warm even further, wildflowers will likely have even shorter periods of full sunlight.
The Nile’s delta is badly polluted by heavy metals
The contaminants primarily derive from untreated agricultural drainage, municipal waste and industrial wastewater.