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What are the long-term effects of marine heatwaves?

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Climate change leads to heatwaves in the sea as well as on land. We investigate the long-term effects of marine heatwaves in the Mediterranean, and ask if anything can be done to help iconic colonies of corals to survive.

19/02/2024

Slovenia was devastated by flooding in 2023 - how is it preparing for extreme rain in the future?

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Slovenia is trying to flood-proof the country - here’s how

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Slovenia is raising levees and levies in a nationwide effort to become resilient to heavy rainfall and flash flooding. Climate Now reports from the riverside on the works underway and offers insight on the latest Copernicus climate data.

22/01/2024

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What the COP28 agreement on fossil fuels means for our health as the planet continues to heat up

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What the COP28 agreement on fossil fuels means for our health as the planet continues to heat up

22/12/2023

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Copernicus: 2023 officially hottest year in recorded history

The announcement comes as representatives at the United Nations climate conference in Dubai prepare to wrap up their first week of talks with moderate progress on some issues.

06/12/2023

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Emissions are still rising, when will they start to fall?

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For our latest Climate Now Debate, broadcast live from COP28, we discussed what rising emissions mean for a warming world.

28/11/2023

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Climate Now: How can we survive the heatwaves to come?

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For the first in our series of COP28 debates, we discussed why extreme weather events are on the rise, and how the climate crisis is impacting global health.

27/11/2023

Can Europe's greatest store of climate data help us better predict our future?

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Predicting Europe's climate future by digging into the past

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We visit the buzzing student city of Bologna, in Italy, where Europe's greatest scientific minds have been gathering data about our planet since the Renaissance.

20/11/2023

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Rising temperatures and more extreme weather events: How is Europe’s tourism industry coping?

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Rattled by deadly floods in Greece, wildfires in Tenerife and extreme temperatures in southern Italy during the 2023 summer holiday period, more people have woken up to the impacts of climate change and travel preferences are changing, according to research conducted by the ETC.

10/11/2023

Scientists in Sweden are tracking sources of methane, a climate-warming gas with no colour or smell

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Meet the Swedish scientists hoping to solve Earth's methane mystery

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In this episode of Climate Now, we meet researchers in Sweden trying to find out why levels of the climate-warming gas methane are rising so sharply. Could it be a natural response to a hotter planet?

16/10/2023

Can we save World Heritage Sites from climate change ?

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Can this 300-year-old landscape survive another 300 years?

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Climate Now visits the Sanssouci Palace and Gardens in Potsdam, Germany, a world heritage site under threat from climate change. Droughts, heatwaves, and heavy rain are all taking their toll on this historic 300-hundred-year-old landscape. Can it survive for another 300 years?

18/09/2023

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How is climate change affecting Europe's oceans and marine life?

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The rates of surface ocean warming, particularly in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, the Baltic and Black Seas, and the southern Arctic are more than three times the global average.

21/07/2023

Heatwave tips from Athens: Cool routes app, new pocket parks and renovating a Roman aqueduct

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How is Athens adapting to rising temperatures?

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With temperatures in the Greek capital reaching 40 degrees Celsius, Climate Now explores how Athens is trying to offset heat health risks with a 'cool routes' app, new pocket parks and renovating an ancient Roman aqueduct

17/07/2023

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June was hottest month on record indicating rising global temperatures

Scientists have warned for months that 2023 could see record highs

06/07/2023

Alien ant invasion: how climate change helps exotic species colonise Europe

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Insects thrive as temperatures rise

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Climate Now investigates how warmer winters and sunnier springs are encouraging the spread of exotic species of ant to western Europe.

19/06/2023

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Dutch agricultural sector: We face a crisis that we have never faced before

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Climate change poses significant challenges to the Dutch farming industry. As the latest European State of the Climate report shows record-breaking temperatures and rising greenhouse gas concentrations, the urgency to find viable solutions and collaborate across sectors becomes paramount.

17/05/2023

Hotter, drier and sunnier: What's happening to the European climate?

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Health risks are increasing due to extreme heat, data shows

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The recent Copernicus European State of the Climate report for 2022 painted a picture of a continent that's getting ever hotter, drier and sunnier. Why is this? And what are the implications for our health?

15/05/2023

Are wind droughts a threat to the booming North Sea wind power industry?

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Wind droughts: A threat to the booming North Sea wind power industry?

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Several EU countries are implementing ambitious plans to turn the North Sea into a green energy powerhouse. But what will happen if global warming causes wind speeds to drop?

17/04/2023

Why is Arctic ice getting younger and thinner?

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Why is Arctic ice getting younger and thinner?

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Temperatures in parts of the Arctic were six degrees or more above average in February. Researchers are observing that the ice is thinning rapidly - and models predict that ice-free Arctic summers are on the horizon. In this special edition Climate Now reports from a -24C freezer in Tromsø, Norway.

20/03/2023

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When can we blame climate change? The tricky science of attribution

Extreme weather events are on the increase globally, but can we blame climate change?

17/03/2023

The fight for Europe's fruit: How orchards are adapting to warmer winters

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How Europe's orchards are having to adapt to warmer winters

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Warmer winters in Europe are posing a serious threat to fruit trees. We explore how producers are trying to protect their crops.

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