Planet Earth
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- 1. Climate change spells disaster for small businesses in southern Africa
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What do you picture when you think about climate change? Perhaps you see failing crops, rising sea levels or melting glaciers. But what about struggling small businesses?
- 2. Smoother and safer flying
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Flying through a patch of severe and unexpected turbulence is an unforgettable, unsettling and sometimes painful experience for tens of thousands of passengers each year.
- 3. Scientists take to the skies to measure emissions from Greater Manchester moor fires
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Scientists flew through the plumes of smoke rising from the Greater Manchester moor fires to sample pollution levels.
- 4. Hay Trans.MISSION Q&A with Chris Haughton and Dr Emily Shuckburgh
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Dr Emily Shuckburgh worked with author and illustrator Chris Haughton to show how scientists measure the impacts of CO2 over time.
- 5. Hay Trans.MISSION Q&A with Nicola Davies and Professor Ed Hawkins
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Poet Nicola Davies teamed up with Professor Ed Hawkins to explore climate and weather in a series of poems set to images.
- 6. How cities draw the heat
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It is 15 years since the UK sweltered in the record-breaking 2003 summer heatwave. While the sunshine was welcome to many, it also brought deadly consequences, with more than 2,000 people across England and Wales dying in the stifling heat
- 7. Flash Flood! - Environmental science in virtual reality
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If you came to last October's Into the blue science showcase in Manchester you may have been offered the chance to immerse yourself in a dangerous virtual river valley, with the game Flash Flood!
- 8. Trees of the sea share their secrets
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Coralline algae are found on nearly every shore in the world and could be holding important clues to climate change. Kelvin Boot explores.
- 9. Managing flooding by working with nature
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The government announced £15 million for natural flood management initiatives, we went to find out more about what they are and what they can do.
- 10. Is climate change causing more UK floods?
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Nick Reynard, the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology's lead for natural hazards, reports.
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