Environment

A heatwave enveloped much of Spain, driving temperatures to extreme levels and sending locals and tourists scurrying for shade and cooling waters. National weather office AEMET issued heat warnings for most of the country, with the...

At least one person has died as a result of record-breaking cold winters combined with flash floods. On Thursday, Australians in the east of the country awakened to violent and icy winter conditions, with flash flooding...

According to Chinese conservationists, giant pandas have been removed from the world’s endangered species list and will be reclassified as “vulnerable” due to ongoing conservation efforts. About 1,800 pandas live in the wild today, and they...

For the sake of their business lines and the environment, influential investors are pressuring oil and gas companies to take climate action. For the oil business and its financiers, it was a quake. In a critical...

Tropical Storm Elsa is headed north towards the Florida Keys after wreaking havoc in the Caribbean. Before Elsa slammed Cuba on Monday, more than 100,000 people were evacuated because of mudslides and “flooding rains.” The storm...

Intense fever throughout the week, followed by fire. The island nation of Cyprus is suffering from the biggest crisis in history due to weather. The country has sought international assistance to deal with the situation. On...

The Canadian military was on standby Saturday to help evacuate towns and fight more than 170 wildfires fueled by a record-smashing heatwave and tinder-dry conditions as the government in Ottawa warned of a “long and challenging...

Twenty people are missing in central Japan after a huge landslide hit Atami city following heavy rainfall. Video on social media showed a torrent of black mud plummeting down from a mountain top and on through...

France’s top administrative court on Thursday set a nine-month deadline for the government to take additional steps to achieve its goal of tackling climate change. In a lawsuit filed in the northern coastal city of Grand-Synth,...

The intense heat wave has disrupted public life in Canada. The recent temperature has broken all old records in the country. Police have confirmed that more than 130 people have died in the Vancouver area since...