California governor Jerry Brown has called upon lawmakers to approve a $6 billion (£3.5bn) bond measure to secure the state’s water supply, as the east coast...
The US city of Toledo, in Ohio, has been dramatically affected by a widespread contamination of its drinking water, now proven to be the direct result...
The state of California is poised to shut down 11 oil and gas waste injection sites as fears rise concerning the injection of polluted waste water...
The Met Office and the UK government have launched a comprehensive new map to show how the impacts of climate change could change the way we...
Since 2011, companies around the world have spent more than $84 billion (£49bn) to improve the way they conserve, manage or obtain water, according to a new...
A study analysing search patterns on Google has found people look up more information on climate change after periods of unusual or severe weather. It is...
Compared to data collected in the 20th century, rainfall levels in Southern Australia are expected to drop by 40% – creating an Australian forever-drought. The report,...
Most of the world’s major cities, from London to São Paulo, have warned that climate change presents a very real, physical risk to the businesses that...
A new report forecasting the future of the planet, published by the Ministry of Defence (MOD), has described a world overpopulated and undernourished, with a high...
Official figures have classified 80% of California as in “extreme” drought, with an estimated 36% in “exceptional” drought – the most severe of five categories. Droughts...
America’s national parks are already experiencing “extreme” climate change, affecting visitors’ experiences and threatening the legacy of the historic sites, according to a new report. The...
The fate of the conflicts in Iraq and Syria could be decided by one of the world’s most important resources – water – security experts have...
As the UN warns that the number of refugees is at its highest since the second world war, campaigners have called for more to be done...
Climate change is already acting as a catalyst for conflict and poses a serious risk to security, according to a strongly worded “call for action” from...
A combination of climate change and deforestation is making the Amazon rainforest increasingly vulnerable to devastating forest fires, a new study has said. The Amazon is...