The Maldives took a step on Wednesday towards a goal of becoming the first "carbon neutral" nation by 2020
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) says concentrations of the main greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached their highest
This year is so far tied for the hottest year in a temperature record dating back to 1850 in
The Earth's largest lakes have warmed up over the past 25 years in response to climate change, the US
Insurers have seen flood claims triple during the past decade following a rise in severe weather, a trade body
Clashes between rival political factions left two people dead in Haiti as growing violence and a raging cholera epidemic
There have been outbursts of grief and anger as the families of the 29 men who perished in the
Video Report: New Zealand's prime minister John Key says the Pike River mine explosion is a national tragedy.
Australian authorities in Papua New Guinea say up to 100 people may have died as the country's latest cholera
Up to nine miners are feared dead in blasts at two separate coal mines in central Colombia. The blasts are