Climate

Constanze from Düsseldorf is one of seven claimants taking action against Germany's air pollution.

Germans v government: ‘I’m suing for my right to breathe clean air’

A home fights against high winds caused by post Tropical Storm Fiona in Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador

'It’s quite terrifying': Homes washed into sea as storm batters Canada

Iraq's Tigris river is thought to have watered the Garden of Eden

Iraq's Tigris river runs dangerously low, impacting local incomes

Conventional cremations use 135 litres of fuel and pump 245 kilograms of CO2 into the atmosphere

Human composting: How to stay green after you hit the grave

The Sun dawns over the NOAA facilities in the South Pole where a hole in the ozone layer opens up every year.

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Food prices could rise by 9 per cent in the next five years, the UN has warned.

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08/09/2022

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07/09/2022

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A displaced man carries his daughters through a flooded area in Jaffarabad, Pakistan, 27 August.

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30/08/2022

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25/08/2022

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25/08/2022

A man uses cool morning hours for a run on a small road in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, July 18, 2022.

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24/08/2022

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22/08/2022

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