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A previously unknown source of the strong greenhouse gas nitrous oxide has been found in East Siberian Yedoma permafrost. Published in Nature Communications today, the observation was made by an international group of researchers, with the lead of researchers from the University of Eastern Finland.

This feature will be particularly perilous because it's so rare in this part of the world. Sixty per cent of British Columbians do not own an air conditioner in their households.

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The top of the world saw record-beating average temperatures flashing through all three summer months.

The monthly temperature for the entire country was 1.7 degrees above normal.

This summer saw two unbearable heat waves blanket Europe. The second set new records for high temperature when the mercury hit 114.8 degrees Fahrenheit in Southern France. As the climate crisis worsens, Europe can expect extreme heat more frequently and with increased intensity, the researchers said in a press release put out by the American Geophysical Union.

Average temperature for month amid Arctic heatwave was 58.1F (14.5C), nearly 1F above previous high set in July 2004

Earth’s natural cycles can’t account for the recent warming seen over the past 100 years, new research suggests.

An Anchorage couple and a Virginia woman died in the crash above Tern Lake. Another woman survived.

The state Division of Air Quality is warning of the smoke's potential health effects, with advisories in effect until Friday evening, pending any extensions.

In recent decades, Norway has seen a clear increase in the number of days that are warmer than normal. Here you can check the development 42 locations in the country.

The latest update put the Swan Lake fire’s size at 23,530 acres.

So far, this year's summer may not give associations to climate change, but for the past 30 years, summer has actually been a full 12 days longer in Oslo.

The average temperature for the entire country was 1.2 degrees above normal in March. It is thus the twelfth month in a row that the temperature in Norway has been above normal.

March becomes the hundredth month in a row with temperatures above normal. "It is unique and shows how fast climate change is happening in the Arctic," says climate scientist Ketil Isaksen at the Meteorological Institute (MET).

President Moon hopes collaboration with China will improve air quality in the country.

The 2015 to 2016 El Niño event brought weather conditions that triggered regional disease outbreaks throughout the world.

While most of Canada has been experiencing a colder winter, Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk have had their warmest February since 2006.

Greenhouse gas emissions provide extreme warming on Svalbard.

Climate change is ravaging the natural laboratory that inspired Darwin. The creatures here are on the brink of crisis.