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Natural disasters have doubled due to climate change, says UN

Almost twice as many natural disasters have been reported in the last two decades compared to the preceding 20 years, with the climate emergency the main cause of this rise, according to the UN.

Green News

World’s biggest Arctic expedition brings back 1000 ice samples

It has been in stuck in the Arctic ice for a year.

Green News

Prince William will award €55m to projects solving climate change

The Earthshot prize is set to fund a number of environmental projects over the next 10 years.

World News

Hottest September on record: Now 2020 on course for warmest year ever

This September saw unusually high temperatures in Siberia, across the Middle East, parts of South America and Australia — while a European heatwave shattered monthly records, too.

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Over 240,000 trees planted to mark Indian climate activist’s birthday

Nine year old Licypriya Kangujam asked for something different to celebrate her birthday this year.

World News

How can artificial intelligence help to fight climate change?

Climate change is the planet's biggest challenge and Artificial Intelligence (AI) could provide the right tools in the global fight.

Green News

Is social media fuelling the spread of climate change misinformation?

You might not be seeing the full picture on the front page of your socials.

World News

Global warming shrinks Arctic sea ice to near-record level

Scientists say a Siberian heatwave is one of the reasons behind the rapidly melting ice

World News

Summer was hottest on record in Northern Hemisphere

In the three months from June through August, average temperatures were 0.92°C above the 20th-century average, US scientists have found.

Greenland

Huge ice chunk breaks off from Greenland's largest sheet | #TheCube

The Spalte Glacier breaking off Greenland's largest remaining ice sheet signals more bad news for climate scientists. It comes after two consecutive summers of record temperatures in the region.

USA

US wildfires spark political debate over climate change

Democratic governors blame climate change for record-breaking wildfires that have enveloped the West coast in smoke. Members of the Trump administration are blaming forest mismanagement.

Green News

Why cycling is no longer reserved for white men in lycra

Diversity within cycling can be a ‘powerful tool for change.’

Green News

Why is Karachi drowning and could we have prevented it?

How the largest city in Pakistan could have averted a climate crisis.

World News

Climate protesters return to the streets of Europe's capitals

Environmental protesters returned to the streets of Europe's capitals to continue a week of demonstrations that have seen many arrests.

United Kingdom

Watch: Extinction Rebellion protesters march to UK parliament

The marches on Tuesday kicked off 10 days of demonstrations across central London as part of the movement's ongoing campaign to highlight climate change.

Green News

The younger you are, the less you notice climate change, says study

What is considered normal can change over time as younger generations forget what things used to be like.

Finland

Finnish town offers locals cake for cutting CO2 emissions

A town in Finland is offering cake, free transport tickets and other rewards to locals who cut their carbon emissions.

Climate

Climate change 'clearly played role' in Australia's severe fire season

The extreme bushfires experienced in the Australian state of New South Wales in 2019-20 are likely to become “more frequent” an inquest has warned, pointing at climate change as one of the key drivers.

USA

Thousands of lightning strikes cause major fires in California

Some of the biggest wildfires California has seen in living memory are continuing to tear through the north of the state, as firefighters battle the flames in a bid to save homes and lives.

World News

Today is Earth Overshoot Day, here's what it means

We now live on ecological credit as humanity has used more natural assets than Earth can regenerate in a year. Find out about your country's carbon footprint.