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This ranges from understanding and monitoring our climate to the impacts of climate change and mitigation possibilities. They also look at communicating their science to a wider audience.

New features will be regularly added to this section.

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  Amazon drought

  Dr Richard Betts explains why we need to look carefully at the causes of Amazonian drought.

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  Geoengineering

  Dr Olivier Boucher explains the risks and rewards of using geoengineering to tackle climate change.

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  Climate change and observations

  David Parker explains why we need long-term worldwide observations to understand the world's climate.

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  Clarifying climate change messages

  Dr Richard Betts explains why climate scientists need to take more responsibility about how their work is presented to the public.

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  Temperature records

  Dr Peter Stott explains how global-average temperature records work.

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  Climate feedbacks

  Dr Ben Booth explains what climate feedbacks are.

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  The future

  Dr Vicky Pope explains what climate scientists can tell us about the future.

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  Warming could push Greenland ice sheet beyond 'tipping points'

  Jeff Ridley explains how scientific research has shown that if global temperatures rise unchecked, the Greenland ice sheet could melt completely over a few thousand years.

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  Climate science is uncertain

  Dr Vicky Pope explains that all science is uncertain.

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  Climate change and aerosols

  Dr Jim Haywood explains how aerosols affect the world's climate.

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  Global dimming

  Dr Jim Haywood explains what global dimming is and what causes it.