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Complex issues: how to get your apartment block off gas – before it’s too late
Electrifying your block of flats could cut emissions and save money. Don’t wait to plan the change Change by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprint Got a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.com Around Australia, homes are getting off gas. Gas cooktops are being swapped for induction…
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‘Unusually large’ multi-state storm causing severe weather for Australia’s east – with more on the way
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Drought, fire and high diesel prices 'addin' up tough' for Oregon ranchers
Record diesel prices are kicking Western ranchers while they're down. Drought means they have to buy extra hay, and pay truckers extra to deliver it because of fuel price hikes.
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The BoM’s temperature record keeping is under attack – again. What’s going on? | Temperature Check
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‘Bolso shows all signs of fascism’: the journalist who predicted Brazil’s future – and paid the ultimate price
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Typhoon Champi batters Taiwan
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Young country diary: A red squirrel examines a nut, right in front of me | Tom
Brownsea Island, Dorset: I’ve been here lots of times to see the squirrels, so I know exactly where to find them – behind the church in the woods Every October my family have an annual trip to Brownsea Island. We go in autumn because this is a good time to see the red squirrels. In the other seasons, they are high up, hidden in the trees. We catch the ferry from Poole Harbour, and we know we are close when we can…
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