Climate Change

Climate change will halve Vietnam's coffee plantations by 2050, but destroying forests for more plantations would make the problem worse.

Martha Henriques Dec 02, 2016

The overall number of tornadoes hasn't increased, but they're coming in bigger, more dangerous clusters.

Martha Henriques Dec 01, 2016

The decade saw freakishly bad weather – and if the cold didn't kill you, famine, disease or poverty might.

Martha Henriques Dec 01, 2016

Eruption in 946CE released more climate forcing gasses than any other volcano in last 2,000 years.

Hannah Osborne Nov 30, 2016

The imagery shows processes that changed the planet including deforestation and glacial movement.

Sarmistha Acharya Nov 30, 2016

The rate of deforestation in the Amazon is on the rise again. Over the past four years it has risen 35%.

David Sim Nov 29, 2016

Fast-melting glacier is breaking apart in a manner previously unseen in an Antarctic ice sheet.

Martha Henriques Nov 28, 2016

Pauline Hanson blasted by conservationists for taking media to Queensland's Great Barrier Reef.

Alice de la Chapelle Nov 27, 2016

Churup Glacier in Peru is melting due to climate change and a resident is suing RWE.

Martha Henriques Nov 25, 2016

Warmer oceans and winds plus higher temperatures combine to begin a 'vicious circle' of warming in the Arctic.

Martha Henriques Nov 25, 2016

The Pine Island Glacier began melting due to extreme El Niño activity, and is now responsible for 5% of global sea-level rise.

Martha Henriques Nov 23, 2016

Scientists say extreme events are partly due to climate change but had different causes.

Martha Henriques Nov 23, 2016

Much of La Paz receives water just three days a week, from 6am to 9am, because reservoirs serving the city are nearly dry.

David Sim Nov 23, 2016

Trump softens campaign rhetoric and says he has "an open mind" on Paris Agreement.

Martha Henriques Nov 23, 2016

The inscriptions tell the story of how life flourished in the desert 2,000 years ago.

Léa Surugue Nov 23, 2016

The move comes after similar plans were announced by France, the UK and other European countries.

James Tennent Nov 22, 2016

Previous models overestimated how much record high temperatures would be affected by warming climate.

Martha Henriques Nov 21, 2016

Climate deniers have been on the sidelines for years. What will happen now they're in charge?

Martha Henriques Nov 19, 2016

International efforts to tackle acid rain in the 1970s helped bridge international rifts, historian says.

Martha Henriques Nov 18, 2016

'We need carbon neutrality by 2050,' said French president, Francois Hollande.

James Tennent Nov 18, 2016

It is not yet clear how the president-elect plans to leave the Paris climate agreement.

Léa Surugue Nov 16, 2016

Scientists estimate there could be as many as 750,000 abandoned wells in Pennsylvania alone.

Hannah Osborne Nov 14, 2016

Warmer seas have opened up new areas of kelp forest to fish feeding frenzies.

Martha Henriques Nov 14, 2016

Preliminary report shows 2016 was 1.2C hotter than pre-industrial levels.

Blair Trewin Nov 14, 2016

Air bubbles trapped in the ice from 1.5 million years ago hold clues to the Earth's ancient climate.

Martha Henriques Nov 14, 2016

China could take America's place as a leading global force against climate change, claims Ségolène Royal.

Jen Offord Nov 12, 2016

A catalogue of ways climate change has already affected nature will directly hit society.

Martha Henriques Nov 11, 2016

"The world's best chance of avoiding dangerous global warming are a climate trade war and rampant climate disobedience."

Luke Kemp Nov 11, 2016

For each ton of carbon dioxide emitted, an extra three square metres of Arctic summer sea-ice is lost.

Martha Henriques Nov 10, 2016

Trump wants to invest in space exploration, but has no interest in low-Earth orbit activity.

Hannah Osborne Nov 09, 2016