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If you’ve ever wondered why one freezing day doesn’t “disprove” climate change, or why scientists keep talking about trends instead of single storms, meteorologist Jennifer Gray says it all comes down ...

Extreme weather is, by definition, rare on our planet. Ferocious storms, searing heatwaves, and biting cold snaps illustrate what the climate is capable of at its worst. However, since Earth’s climate ...

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The essence of the Paris climate agreement was distilled into a single number. The almost 200 countries that signed the pact in 2016 agreed they would try to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees ...