climate change

We must do more to combat effects of global heating on housing, says climate expert. Substantial work still needs to be done to protect houses from flood damage and to ensure homes do not…

The race to host the 2032 summer Olympics looks set to be one of the most fiercely contested in history. So when the Lapland town of Salla announced its intention to vie with Jakarta, Istanbul and…

Large UK study found small pollution rise associated with more cases of age-related macular degeneration. Small increases in air pollution are linked to an increased risk of irreversible sight loss…

The world's largest desert rarely sees snow like this. On Tuesday (Jan. 19), one of the world's driest places awoke to an otherworldly dusting of frost. In the Sahara Desert of northwestern Algeria…

Three-year-old boy among those missing in floodwaters in the country’s northern and western islands. One person has died, and five, including a three-year-old boy, are still missing after Cyclone…

Despite a journey to this moment even more treacherous than expected, Americans now have a fresh opportunity to act, decisively, on climate change. The authors of the many new books released in just…

Some Sydney residents are living in homes with room temperatures nudging 40 degrees, as climate change raises temperatures and fear of big energy bills stops people from cooling down. A study of…

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called for President Joe Biden to declare a climate emergency, a controversial move that would give the new administration sweeping authority to circumvent…

Sponsored content: Watch and listen to find out how FCFA’s innovative research programmes is support climate change resilience across Africa. Future Climate for Africa (FCFA) is excited to share the…

Virginia-based ICF has been awarded more than 80 government contracts in the last five years. The American corporation running the UK green homes grant has been awarded multiple government contracts…

Tropical forests are guardians against runaway climate change, but their ability to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is wearing down. The Amazon, which accounts for more than half of the…

Climate campaigners on Thursday pointed to a study showing that Earth is hotter than it's ever been during the entire epoch of human civilization as the latest proof of the need to treat human-caused…

Three of New York City’s five public employee pension funds are divesting $4 billion from securities related to fossil-fuel companies. Pensions for teachers, school administrators and civil servants…

Joe Biden got a big judicial win for his climate agenda just hours before his inauguration as U.S. president. The case involved federal plans for cutting power plant emissions and a big gamble by the…

Mr Kerry spoke at the World Economic Forum, typically held in the glitzy Swiss ski resort of Davos, but this year a virtual event due to the pandemic. John Kerry said on Wednesday that the “war had…

Fed up with "empty promises" from world leaders, a dozen youth activists on Wednesday demanded newly sworn-in President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris take swift and bold climate action…

'Trump used this emergency for a stupid wall, which wasn't an emergency. But if there ever was an emergency, climate is one,' Mr Schumer said. Newly-minted Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says…

World leaders will meet for Climate Adaptation Summit to consider how to adapt to extreme weather. More than 1 million young people around the world have urged governments to prioritise measures to…

Biggest ever survey finds two-thirds of people think climate change is a global emergency. The biggest ever opinion poll on climate change has found two-thirds of people think it is a “global…

At virtual Global Adaptation summit, John Kerry says ‘we’re proud to be back’ after four-year absence. The US has returned to international climate action with a focus on helping the most vulnerable…