Australia braces for heatwave as more than 100 fires burn
7 Dec 2019: Out of control bushfires forced residents in eastern Australia to flee their homes on Saturday, as other parts of the ...
DiCaprio denies Bolsonaro accusation of link to Amazon fires
American actor Leonardo DiCaprio on Saturday denied a claim by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro that he had helped fund groups ...
Tens of thousands rally in Europe, Asia before UN climate summit
Tens of thousands of protesters, primarily in Europe and Asia, hit the streets on Friday to make a fresh call for action against ...
Brazil’s president accuses DiCaprio of paying to set the Amazon on fire
Without offering proof, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday said actor Leonardo DiCaprio had funded nonprofit groups that he ...
Monsanto pleads guilty to using banned pesticide on research crop
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Biotech giant Monsanto on Thursday agreed to plead guilty to illegally using a banned and highly toxic pesticide on research crops ...
Manmade noise a ‘major global pollutant’: study
It is well known that human hubbub can have a negative impact on some animals, but a new study Wednesday says the noise we make ...
Climate impacts ‘to cost world $7.9 trillion’ by 2050
Climate change could directly cost the world economy $7.9 trillion by mid-century as increased drought, flooding and crop failures ...
WBPCB plans to offer gas connection to roadside food vendors
To reduce air pollution the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) plans to offer gas connections to roadside food vendors who ...
Arctic Ocean may be ice-free for part of year by 2044, finds study
Human-caused climate change is on track to make the Arctic Ocean functionally ice-free for part of each year starting sometime ...
US formally starts withdrawal from Paris climate accord
The United States on Monday formally notified the United Nations that it was withdrawing from the Paris climate accord, making the ...