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New model forms the basis for an urgent recommendation to change African Penguin’s conservation status from endangered to critically endangered
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The South African Weather Service warns of possibly hot and dry summer ahead
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Some well-intentioned initiatives make the situation worse
Science | 24 October 2023
Climate change may bring more variable weather but we can reduce the risk of disasters
Science | 23 October 2023
It’s hard to blame global warming for a single weather event, but storms like last week’s are becoming more likely
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Science | 5 October 2023
But solutions are not at all simple
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