The threat to climate change posed by thawing permafrost, which could release stocks of stored carbon, is greater than
Four people are dead and 30 others are missing after heavy rain triggered a landslide on the Indonesian island
We meet Mariette Lieferink in a McDonalds near Gauteng, on the edge of Johannesburg, buying a dozen sickly sweet
A major drought along the lower Danube has highlighted the river's reduced ability to buffer extreme weather events and
The world is getting hotter, with 2011 one of the warmest years on record, and increasing temperatures are
A strong earthquake has struck off the coast of the South Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea. There
The UN food agency warned Monday that a quarter of the world's landmass is "highly degraded," making it difficult
..On the US political stage, skepticism and denial of climate change are as popular as ever, and experts say
At least 19 people in Sri Lanka have been killed and more than 40 others are missing after two
..Hot, dry conditions and high winds Thursday hampered fire crews as they battled to control bushfires raging through parched