

Namibia: Rural Communities to Benefit From Renewable Energy
About 10 selected rural communities in the Kavango East, Kavango West and Zambezi regions will benefit from the Namibia Red Cross...


Recycling hope for plastic-hungry enzyme
Scientists have improved a naturally occurring enzyme which can digest some of our most commonly polluting plastics. PET, the strong...


Extreme weather: 'Africa is most vulnerable'
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is the UN's specialist agency dealing with weather, climate and water. Kenyan scientist...


Young people sue Florida governor to force action on climate change
A group of young people on Monday sued Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) to force him to take action on climate change. The group of eight...


A warming world threatens the planet’s library of life
Climate change in the coming decades – even if global temperature rise can be kept to below 2°C – will adversely affect animal and plant...


At some point, climate change must be injected into the energy debate
Even before the weekend heatwave and the unseasonable Sydney bushfires in mid-April, the Bureau of Meteorology's climate experts had...


Climate Change Is Messing With Your Dinner
The world’s dinner tables are seeing the impact of climate change. As cold regions become warmer, and warm places hotter still, farming...


New Zealand Cites Climate Change in Banning New Offshore Drilling
New Zealand will stop issuing permits for offshore oil and gas exploration as it moves to combat climate change, the government announced...


'Day zero' water crises: Spain, Morocco, India and Iraq at risk as reservoirs shrink
Shrinking reservoirs in Morocco, India, Iraq and Spain could spark the next “day zero” water crisis, according to the developers of a...


The oceans’ circulation hasn’t been this sluggish in 1,000 years. That’s bad news.
The Atlantic Ocean circulation that carries warmth into the Northern Hemisphere’s high latitudes is slowing down because of climate...