Tropical deforestation can release a huge amount of carbon into the atmosphere, contributing to climate change
Totten Glacier’s underbelly is being eroded by warm sea water flowing hundreds of kilometres inland after passing through underwater "gateways".
The world has abundant fresh water but it is unevenly distributed and under increasing pressure, United Nations agencies say
A campaign to raise $15 000 by Valentine’s Day to fund a search for Romeo’s Juliet before he croaks generated $25 000
Freshwater resources were already stressed before heat-trapping carbon emissions from fossil fuels began to warm Earth’s surface and affect rainfall.
The low-lying Pacific nation of 33 atolls and reef islands is facing the unstoppable rise of the sea
More than 11 billion pieces of plastic larger than five centimetres wide are littering coral reefs across the Asia-Pacific region
California is currently battling its third largest wildfire since 1932, and such devastation could be the "new normal."
The year was the second warmest in modern times for the fragile Arctic, said the peer-reviewed report compiled by 85 scientists from 12 nations.
New instruments have been developed to help mobilise financing for projects to mitigate climate change, but measuring their impact remains difficult
The number of heritage sites at risk has grown to 62 from 35 in 2014 — nearly double the number from just three years ago
Scientists and green campaigners say the peatlands hold gigatonnes of carbon — a stockpile that poses a threat to hopes of limiting global warming.
The Paris treaty calls for capping global warming at "well under" two degrees celsius, and 1.5 °C if possible.
2017 is on track to be the hottest year on record except for two warmed by El Nino phenomena, the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation said Monday.
Five months after Trump said he would yank the United States out of the Paris Agreement, leaders tasked with implementing it remained concerned.
Climate change is real and it has already impacted Fiji — only urgent action is needed, said Fiji’s Prime Minister at UN climate talks this week.
Donald Trump has vowed to exit the Paris Climate accord, just not yet, leaving US policy in limbo for the next three years.
Clownfish are being expelled from their home of anemones as warming oceans stress both the fish and their invertebrate marine home.
Famine and conflict can either be prevented, or the impact minimised, if institutions and mechanisms of good governance are in place
Readers write in about the effect of climate change on the poor, faith, and racial stereotypes.
Scientists have warned that swathes of South Asia may be uninhabitable due to rising temperatures by 2100.
Average US temperatures have risen dramatically and fast, with recent decades the warmest of the past 1 500 years.
Rising temperatures due to global warming will make it harder for aircraft to take off in coming decades.
"Coal use is dropping globally, with a 5.9% reduction last year."
Of the 186 countries assessed in a recent survey of climate vulnerability, Chad was rated most in peril.
The Knysna fires and storms in the Cape are indicators that the climate is changing. Solutions, which exist, must be implemented.
"So what Trump has said – that decisions were imposed on the US – would be inaccurate"
The growing danger of ocean-level increases is a particular problem for coastal cities because people move there in large numbers.
"Political crisis in the West means work to reduce carbon emissions has taken a back seat"
Certain companies and some government departments oppose a carbon tax, killing off a great environmental project.
A new kidney disease is striking down labourers in what could be one of the first epidemics caused by global warming.
Ex-Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete has said improving the education system in Africa will replenish the continent’s skills gap.