The Latest Breaking News from Climate Change

Eight Amazon nations have called on industrialized countries to do more to help preserve the world’s largest rainforest as they meet in a major summit in Brazil to seek to chart a common course on how to combat climate change

Residents in Alaska’s capital city have lived with periodic glacial dam outbursts for more than a decade

Exclusive: Audit says substantial effort to reduce emissions and limit climate change impacts needed to ensure catchment health

Earth’s climate is changing rapidly. In some areas, escalating temperatures are increasing the frequency and likelihood of wildfires and drought. In others, they are making downpours and storms more intense or accelerating the pace of glacial melting.

Politicians will be judged on whether they tackle the climate crisis. That’s the view of Professor Jim Skea, chairman of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, speaking exclusively to the Evening Standard. And that requires not only warm words, but net zero pledges “backed up by credible actions”. Regrettably,…

Kerala is taking steps to make it net carbon neutral by 2050. The State Cabinet has cleared the Kerala State Climate Change Adaptation Mission (KSCCAM) to monitor and coordinate climate change-related activities. It will focus on building resilience, sourcing climate adaptation aid, promoting ecosystem services, green employment initiatives, sustainable livelihood…

Monsoon is India's lifeblood, bringing 70% of the rain needed to water farms and recharge reservoirs. Climate change is causing erratic monsoons, with delayed onset, prolonged dry spells and intense rains. To improve forecasts, models need to be improved and more data needs to be assimilated. Disaster management is also…

Exclusive: You’re the ringmasters in fight to save planet, UN’s new climate chief tells world leaders

A new study concludes that Antarctica is already being and will continue to be affected by more frequent and severe extreme weather events, a known byproduct of human-caused climate change