Science

Climate change is lifting Iceland – and it could mean more volcanic eruptions

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Land moving upward faster than researchers expected at 1.4in every year, allowing ‘hot potato’ rocks to rise

2014 officially the hottest year on record

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Nasa and Noaa scientists report 2014 was 0.07F (0.04C) higher than previous records and the 38th consecutive year of above-average temperatures

Scientists connect the dots from identifying to preventing dangerous climate risks

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At the AGU 2014 fall meeting, climate and social scientists gathered to share their latest research

World’s beaches being washed away due to coastal development

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From Florida to the Costa del Sol, costly sea defences are accelerating beach erosion and will ultimately fail to protect coastal towns and cities from rising tides, say experts

Earth faces sixth ‘great extinction’ with 41% of amphibians set to go the way of the dodo

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Analysis for prestigious Nature magazine sounds alarm on the way that human activity, from overfishing to agriculture, is forcing a vast number of species to vanish from the wild

• Northern white rhino’s death leaves just five left in the world

Full scale of plastic in the world’s oceans revealed for first time

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Over five trillion pieces of plastic are floating in our oceans says most comprehensive study to date on plastic pollution around the world