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The big freeze

In recent years we’ve come to realise that global heating is our biggest threat. But it’s hard to shake off the fear of a return to ice-age conditions, the predominant narrative since the late 17th century.

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Air of threat

Novelist Chloe Aridjis vividly describes the suffocating atmosphere of Mexico City, as a combination of topography, crowded neighbourhoods, and reckless political diktats create a downward spiral.

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A bad atmosphere in the Balkans

The citizens of Belgrade, one of the most polluted cities in Europe, are finally pushing back against the polluters, whose activities they’ve been encouraged to accept.

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Beyond a green carpet

Plant ecologist Sara Middleton explores the amazing symbiotic relationships between the species that make up grasslands, and considers their future as rain becomes more scarce.

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  • Meteorology: atmospheric effects. Coloured engraving by J. Emslie, 1846, after himself.
  • Meteorology: the seasons, autumn. Engraving by A. Collaert after H. Bol, 1585.
  • Meteorology: a double rainbow over fields in the country. Engraving by Royce, 1805.
  • Meteorology: types of cloud formations, and a waterspout (bottom). Engraving by J.W. Lowry.
  • Meteorology: a double rainbow. Colour lithograph by R.H. Digeon, 1868, after E. Ronjat.
  • Meteorology: a large iceberg including an arch within which people are standing. Coloured aquatint.
  • Meteorology: cloud formations above a rural landscape, with a key to the types. Engraving by E. Radcliffe.
  • Meteorology: a table of the weather. Engraving by R. & E. Williamson, 1815, after Sir John Herschel.
  • Meteorology: a view of the Earth and the sun during summer [in the Northern hemisphere]. Coloured lithograph.
  • Meteorology: a view of the Earth and the sun during winter [in the Northern hemisphere]. Engraving after B. Martin.
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