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Polar vortex expected to bring snow, ice and brutal cold to most of US
Millions from Kansas to Florida will be hit by wintry blast with potential for ‘disaster’ next week, meteorologists say
California tribes celebrate historic dam removal: ‘More successful than we ever imagined’
Is pistachio the new pumpkin spice? Why production of the nut is booming in California
Grieving killer whale who carried calf’s body spotted again with dead baby
Florida’s manatees are actually relative newcomers, historical research suggests
Republican-run states see opportunity to push extreme policies under Trump
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The most important number of the climate crisis:
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Safe level: 350ppm
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‘Ironic’: climate-driven sea level rise will overwhelm major oil ports, study shows
Record number of electric cars were sold in UK during 2024
Environmental groups urge government to keep tougher green targets as industry argues they are unsustainable
‘A look into the future’: TV drama about Danish climate refugees divides opinion
Families Like Ours has become national talking point but some scientists say events depicted could not happen
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Big oil uncovered
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Oil and gas firms operating in Colorado falsified environmental impact reports
‘I have to live in a cocoon’: locals in Pennsylvania feel ‘sacrificed’ for Shell plastics plant
Big oil firms knew of dire effects of fossil fuels as early as 1950s, memos show
University of Toronto’s environment school cuts financial ties to fossil fuels
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America's dirty divide
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How bad will flooding get by 2100? These AI images show US destinations underwater
Green roofs and solar chimneys are here – experts say it’s time to use them
Revealed: the US government-funded ‘private social network’ attacking pesticide critics
93F and no electricity: why some US utilities can cut power despite heatwaves
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Our unequal earth
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Vegan no more: a beloved Asheville plant-based cafe pivots to stay afloat post-hurricane
Can everyone eat for the planet? I shopped at Dollar Store for a week to find out
‘The taste of our home’: inside an Afghan restaurant in Arizona run by former refugees
The short, painful life of your Thanksgiving turkey
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The age of extinction
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Live ones go in paper bags, dead ones in the freezer: the volunteers saving birds that fly into windows
Police seize 6,000 illegal wild birds’ eggs as raids net largest haul in UK history
Part of an international initiative to combat organised wildlife crime, similar seizures in Australia and Norway have recovered more than 50,000 eggs
They lived through the ice age. Can the mighty musk ox survive the heat?
Rising temperatures are pushing these Arctic mammals ever farther into Greenland’s north. But eventually there will be nowhere left for them to go
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‘Extraordinary longevity’: great whales can live a lot longer than we thought – if we leave them alone
I’m obsessed with broken shells: they are marked by life, like our skin
‘Britain’s wildlife safari’: baby boom in Norfolk as seal colonies flourish
Indian Ocean tsunami: how survivors found love after Boxing Day disaster
Dissecting the world’s rarest whale – in pictures
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Lab-grown meat is the future for pet food – and that’s a huge opportunity for Britain
Lucy McCormick
The Guardian view on a carbon-free economy: no just transition in sight – yet
Early phase-out of full hybrid vehicles may be a political risk too far for UK ministers
Nils Pratley
Each year I insist we visit the same beach. Repetition tricks the mind into thinking a thing will last for ever
Jenny Sinclair
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Week in wildlife in pictures: a rare warbler, a young chimp and sheltering joeys
Australia’s best agency photography for 2024 – in pictures
Protests, Taylor Swift and chubby penguins are all part of the best images from the wire agencies in 2024
Week in wildlife in pictures: a seasonal robin and newborn lion cubs in Bedfordshire
The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world
On a wing and a prayer: the hidden beauty of insect’s flight – in pictures
Guardian Australia’s best photos of 2024 – in pictures
Week in wildlife in pictures: a dangling marmoset, rare leopard babies and an eyelash snake
Homes for sale with an air source heat pump – in pictures
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