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Fires burned in the usa too. global forest watch says the amount of tree cover being burned around the world has nearly doubled in the last 20 years. im joined now by dr matt jones, a climate scientist from the university of east anglia. and matt, your research focuses on climate change and how that impacts the rate and intensity of wildfires. so how much has our warming world had an impact on wildfires? so, just to put things into perspective, our world is now about 1.2 degrees warmer than it w...

Deborah haynes from sky news, nic robertson from cnn, oskar chatterjee and olga tokarczuk, who are both freelance journalist and francis scarr from bbc monitoring. the media show, will be back at the same time next week. but for now, thanks for watching. goodbye. good evening. sunday brought us another fine, settled day across much of the uk. weve not had much rain recently, of course and weve got droughts and hose pipe bans still holding on. overnight tonight a bit of wet weather across parts o...

The amount of tree cover being burned around the world has nearly doubled in the last 20 years. im joined now by dr matt jones, a climate scientist from the university of east anglia. and matt, your research focuses on climate change and how that impacts the rate and intensity of wildfires. so how much has our warming world had an impact on wildfires? so, just to put things into perspective, our world is now about 1.2 degrees warmer than it was in 1750. on average, and thats as a result of the e...

Of kilometers apart after a month or more of unrelenting droughts across much of the northern hemisphere. but amid the global hardship and scenes of devastation, blistering temperatures and water shortages are also revealing prehistoric secrets. >> claw marks. >> reporter: emerging from the receding waters of the biloxi river in texas, dinosaur tracks thought to be 113 million years old. the prints have been long preserved by sediment under water, but amid ongoing drought in the southern u.s. st...

Of greenhouse gases since the industrial revolution. so, one degree might not sound like a huge amount at first glance, but actually thats been more than enough to shift the frequency of many episodes of extreme weather, and that includes both droughts and heatwaves. these conditions have really special significance for wildfires, of course, because its in these conditions that living vegetation can dry out. so can the dead leaves and twigs and other litter on the forest floor. and all you reall...

So, just to put things into perspective, our world is now about 1.2 degrees warmer than it was in 1750. on average, and thats as a result of the emissions of greenhouse gases since the industrial revolution. so, one degree might not sound like a huge amount at first glance, but actually thats been more than enough to shift the frequency of many episodes of extreme weather, and that includes both droughts and heatwaves. these conditions have really special significance for wildfires, of course, b...

So, its half 11 at night. ifeel like i am in the middle of nowhere. im not quite sure what im getting myself into. the new constitution would also enshrine individuals rights to water — a precious resource in a country suffering droughts, and something crucial for the indigenous community of the atacama. this ceremony brings together members of the atacamenos indigenous people, who live around northern chile, and have a deep respect for nature, having adapted to life around the desert. theyve ...

The new constitution would also enshrine individuals�* rights to water, a precious resource in a country suffering droughts, and something crucial for the indigenous community of the atacama. this ceremony brings together members of the atacamenos indigenous people, who live around northern chile, and have a deep respect for nature, having adapted to life around the desert. they�*ve given us special permission to come along.

Of greenhouse gases since the industrial revolution. so, one degree might not sound like a huge amount at first glance, but actually thats been more than enough to shift the frequency of many episodes of extreme weather, and that includes both droughts and heatwaves. these conditions have really special significance for wildfires, of course, because its in these conditions that living vegetation can dry out. so can the dead leaves and twigs and other litter on the forest floor. and all you reall...

RENO, Nev. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials say there’s enough evidence a rare fish along the California-Nevada line may be at risk of extinction to warrant a yearlong review to determine if it should be listed under the Endangered Species Act.