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How can deserts form next to oceans?

Deserts are notoriously dry, so why do so many of them border oceans?

LiveScience · Feb 22

Through the lens: the beauty of the Congo Basin and its fragile future

The Congo Basin rainforest is the world’s largest carbon sink, absorbing more carbon dioxide than the Amazon. Often described as Africa’s “green lung”, it helps regulate the global climate, with peatlands that lock away huge amounts of carbon. But the region is under pressure from deforestation, industrial logging and plans…

Radio France Internationale · Feb 21

Nation faces days of severe thunderstorms, flood risks

Flood warnings have been issued for multiple states and territories as a days-long big wet is forecast to dump hundreds of millimetres of rain.

AAP · Feb 22

As Climate Crisis Upended Homeowners Insurance, the Industry Resisted Regulation

When an international organization sought to create guidelines on climate risk, insurance lobbying groups pushed back.

Capital & Main · Feb 20

You can give old batteries a new life by safely recycling them

Safely disposing of household batteries is good for the home and good for the environment

The Independent UK · Feb 20

5 Invasive Plants You Need to Tackle This Winter – Remove Them Now Before They Take Over Again

Discover which invasive species are simpler to eradicate in winter, and their safer alternatives

Homes & Gardens · Feb 20

Wood burning pollution leads to 8,600 premature US deaths a year, study finds

Wood is primary heating in 2% of homes but contributes to producing 21% of country’s wintertime particle pollution

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20

US energy leader slams IEA's net zero agenda, suggests Washington could walk out

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the International Energy Agency should focus on energy security and abandon net zero ideas, but EU leaders have backed the Paris-based agency as a "trusted pillar" of the global energy community.

Euronews · Feb 19

Trump claims his pollution rollback will save Americans money – but climate change is raising household costs

Climate change is usually assessed in scientific terms – rising temperatures, sea levels and carbon emissions. But increasingly, it can also be measured in household bills – higher insurance premiums, steeper energy charges and growing costs to protect homes, travel and health. So when US President Donald Trump said recently…

The Conversation · Feb 18

The biggest trees in the Peruvian Amazon store the most carbon — and they also face the greatest threat from humans

The Amazon's biggest trees store disproportionately more carbon than smaller trees do, new study finds. But in the Peruvian Amazon, large trees are currently prioritized for harvest.

LiveScience · Feb 18