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El Niño climate events cost tropical countries trillions of dollars

Long periods of extreme weather caused by El Niño events have a severe and long-lasting economic impact for the hardest-hit nations, an analysis has found

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Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) grows in a thick, underwater forest near the Channel Islands in California. This area is part of a National Park and is teeming with thousands of marine species.

Life

Kelp forests capture nearly 5 million tonnes of CO2 annually

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It's now or never – we need to achieve a sustainable human population

Society

It's now or never – we need to achieve a sustainable human population

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Society

Money actually does buy happiness, says Nobel prize-winning economist

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Egyptian families walk in the streets of Alexandria on their way to a beach in Alexandria amid a heatwave

Environment

Low-income countries lose almost 7 per cent of their GDP to heatwaves

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Humans

Large cities lead to more segregation between rich and poor

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Vintage overshot water wheel. Cromford, Derbyshire, England, UK

Environment

Industrial Revolution may have been kick-started by drought

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2EMC9HJ The Facebook app is seen on an Apple iPhone X in this photo illustration on January 31, 2019. (Photo by Jaap Arriens / Sipa USA)

Society

Having rich childhood friends is linked to a higher salary as an adult

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Moises Castillo/AP/Shutterstock (12786687d) Bitcoin sign is displayed on the window of a cell phone store in San Salvador, El Salvador, . The government of El Salvador on Monday rejected a recommendation by the International Monetary Fund to drop Bitcoin as legal tender in the Central American country Bitcoin, San Salvador, El Salvador - 02 Feb 2022

Technology

What will the crypto crash mean for 'bitcoin nation' El Salvador?

Analysis

2HKYX4G Woman choosing sunflower oil in the supermarket. Close up of hand holding bottle of oil at store.

Environment

Why is there a sunflower oil shortage and what can I use instead?

Russia’s attack on Ukraine has led to a fall in sunflower oil exports, but vegetable oil prices were already at an all-time high

News

Environment

Janez Potočnik interview: How a circular economy can help us go green

Features

Humans

What really makes people happy – and can you learn to be happier?

Features

Humans

Science is increasingly revealing how we can boost our happiness

Leader

Society

The happiness revolution: How to boost the well-being of society

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