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Julia becomes hurricane as it closes in on Central...
Former tropical storm Julia turned into a hurricane Saturday as it swirled towards Central America, where it is expected to make l...
Why more Americans are flocking to Florida, even a...
There's nothing in the world that would convince Cape Coral resident Kenneth Lowe to leave -- not even having to empty his home of...
UK climate protesters undeterred despite govt thre...
Britain's Home Secretary Suella Braverman had a stark warning this week for direct-action protesters who use "guerilla tactics" to...
Sydney smashes annual rainfall records
Australia's most populous city Sydney smashed a 70-year annual rainfall record Thursday after a year marked by devastating east co...
Ursa Major: Voting starts in Fat Bear Week
Americans are weighing their options this week and deciding where to cast their ballot in the only contest that really matters: Fa...
Climate change made 2022 drought 'at least 20 time...
Human-caused climate change made this summer's drought across the Northern Hemisphere at least 20 times more likely, according to...
Greenpeace blasts 'dangerous' Saudi site for Asian...
Environmental campaign group Greenpeace on Wednesday denounced as "dangerous" a massive ski resort under construction in northwest...
Spore the merrier: Boom in mushrooms grown on Belg...
In Belgium, a country reputed for its beer, mushrooms nourished on a byproduct from the brew are doing booming business.
Africa sounds caution on net zero goal ahead of CO...
Africa needs time and money to wean itself off fossil fuels in order to achieve net zero without jeopardising its future, its repr...
Singapore makes biggest seizure of rhino horn
Singapore authorities have made their biggest ever seizure of rhino horn with a US$830,000 haul confiscated from a smuggler arrivi...
Nobel Peace Prize could sound alarm over Ukraine w...
As speculation mounts ahead of Friday's much-anticipated Nobel Peace Prize announcement, observers suggest the committee may sound...
Filipinos fishing on frontline of China's battle f...
Filipino fisherman Mariel Villamonte had spent years plying the turquoise waters of Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea for s...
Argentine scientists worried after spate of whale...
A string of whale deaths in recent days in southern Argentina have worried scientists, who think a micro-algae could be to blame.
Study eyes US cooperation with Pakistan amid China...
The United States needs to keep engaging Pakistan despite lingering distrust over Afghanistan, with investment and climate coopera...
Plastic gobbling enzymes in worm spit may help eas...
Enzymes found in the saliva of wax worms can degrade one of the most common forms of plastic waste, according to research publishe...
Australia lists small wallaby, snake among new end...
Australia's government vowed to stop plant and animal extinctions Tuesday as it listed the grey snake and a small wallaby among 15...
Rubbish reform: changes to waste management could...
Reforms to the way that societies collect and treat their waste could slash global emissions of plant-heating methane, a new repor...
Tired of power cuts, blockaded Gaza turns to solar...
Palestinians living in the Israeli-blockaded enclave of Gaza have long endured an unstable and costly electricity supply, so Yasse...
African climate summit opens in DR Congo
Environment ministers from about 50 countries will gather in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday for a "pre-COP27" climate...
Germany builds new gas terminals to succeed Russia...
Germany's most strategically important building site is at the end of a windswept pier on the North Sea coast, where workers are a...
Hurricane Ian dumped 10% more rain due to climate...
Climate change increased the rainfall from Hurricane Ian by more than 10 percent, according to a new quick-fire analysis, as one o...
Environmental bodies concerned by new UK governmen...
Initial comments by British Prime Minister Liz Truss's conservative government have raised concerns about her climate policy in a...
Gas flares vastly underperform, causing greater cl...
Flaring -- burning off unwanted natural gas from oil and gas wells -- releases five times more of the potent greenhouse gas methan...
'Disturbing' Nord Stream leaks show danger of glob...
Planet-heating methane spewing into the atmosphere from the damaged Nord Stream pipelines only has a modest impact on climate chan...
Taiwan's pangolins suffer surge in feral dog attac...
In most of its habitats, the heavily trafficked pangolin's biggest threat comes from humans. But in Taiwan, the scaly mammals brav...
Why are climate activists calling for reparations?
Pakistan's catastrophic floods have led to renewed calls for rich polluting nations, which grew their economies through heavy use...
Indigenous activists raise climate awareness on si...
Uyukar Domingo Peas, an Ecuadorian Indigenous activist, says if there are still "reservoirs of natural resources" in the world, it...
Pakistan's dire floods signal global crisis, PM te...
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif warned the United Nations on Friday that climate disasters will not remain confined to his...
At UN, Vanuatu calls for fossil fuel non-prolifera...
Vanuatu on Friday became the first nation to launch a diplomatic push for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty, a proposed legal...
Historic UK castle at risk from climate change: he...
The cliff-top ruins of an ancient castle long claimed as the birthplace of the legendary King Arthur is "at risk of being lost for...
S.Africa teens build solar train as power cuts hau...
For years, students in a South African township have seen their parents struggle to use trains for daily commutes, the railways fr...
Batteries, community spirit help California fight...
Dire predictions of blackouts in California during a fearsome heat wave this month never came to pass, with technology -- and a do...