US Secretary of State John Kerry has said that the existence of climate change is undeniable but it is not too late to prevent some of...
The president of a Pacific island has said that western countries should do more to fight climate change as sea levels rise and extreme weather threatens...
US-based climate action group 350 Action has proposed that hurricanes should be named after politicians who deny manmade global warming. The group has launched a petition aimed...
Former US vice-president Al Gore says he is optimistic about tackling global warming, as global politics has realised it is time for a “major shift”. Gore...
Climate change will cause increasingly frequent and more severe heatwaves around the world over the next 30 years, according to a new study. Published in the...
Despite the longest heatwave in the UK for seven years, July’s smog was around 25% less than in the hot spells of 2003 and 2006. However,...
Ten years ago today, the 17,000 residents of Faversham in Kent experienced the UK’s hottest ever temperatures: a whopping 38.5C (101.3F). The day before, the villagers...
A cross-party committee in the Australian Senate has warned that urgent reform is needed to protect the country from the consequences of climate change. The panel,...
Around 1,700 cities, including New York and Miami, will face a ‘watery future’ by the end of the century, with a new study saying sea levels could rise...
Extreme weather fuelled by climate change represents the biggest threat to British agriculture, according to the president of the National Farmers’ Union. In an interview with...
Five US states have made it compulsory for insurers paying out more than $100m a year to complete a survey on climate-related risks. The ruling covers...
Global warming will make Australian heatwaves, like the one that hit the country in January, five times more likely to happen, according to new research. In...
The last 10 years were the hottest since modern measurements began, according to the United Nations World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). A new report says the years...
The Amazon, the Mediterranean and regions of east Africa will be at the highest risk of extreme ecosystem changes due to greenhouse gas emissions, according to...
Climate change is one of the greatest global trade and security risks we face this century, according to the UK’s climate and energy security envoy Rear...