A team of researchers from around the world is urging the international community to recognize the full environmental and health threat of plastics and categorize them as persistent, bio-accumulative...

Climate change has struck the Panama Canal and the entire world is going to be paralyzed following the world's largest traffic jam.

Some 1 million people in the country have been displaced or isolated for months by the worst flooding in memory, with the intense rainy season a sign of climate change

Cities around China opened bomb shelters to provide citizens with refuge from the heat, as exceptionally high temperatures across the country

In recent years, there has been rising concern that tiny particles known as microplastics are showing up basically everywhere on Earth, from polar ice to soil, drinking water and food. Formed when...

Air pollution dramatically reduces pollination because it degrades the scent of flowers, affecting bees' ability to find them, a study has found.

Tasmanian Aboriginals faced genocide, and now extreme climate change is threatening what’s left of their culture.

The last time methane in the air rose so fast, Greenland warmed by 10°C within decades.

Climate change is throwing off the timing of key events in the natural world, from the flowering of plants to the migrations of birds and mammals. Now, ecologists are warning that this could spiral...

Impoverished labourers say despite record-breaking temperatures they have little choice but to work outdoors.

Blistering heatwaves are just the start. We must accept how bad things are before we can head off global catastrophe, according to a leading UK scientist

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A new study has found melting Arctic glaciers are releasing dangerous methane. One B.C. researcher says it's a warning sign that Canada's melting North could be part of a climate feedback loop.

For almost a decade, farmer Qin Bin, 50, has toiled his plot, growing peaches and dragon fruits for sale to visiting tourists at his orchard on the outskirts of the Chinese megacity of Chongqing.

Six out of 10 pears have disappeared from Italian orchards this summer, a farmers association warns.

The country is on the brink of experiencing the world's first "climate change famine", the UN says.

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"You are seeing drought a lot more widespread and a lot earlier than on record and I've been farming for 15 years now and this is the driest I've ever seen it this early."

El Niño and La Niña heating and cooling phenomena set to become stronger, warn scientists

Farmers and scientists are increasingly observing that unusually high springtime temperatures can kill pollen and interfere with the fertilization of crops. Researchers are now searching for ways to...

Tomato At Rs 1,512 Per Quintal: Vegetable Prices Skyrocket Across India Due to Heatwave, Short Supply

As drought conditions bake the upper reaches of the U.S. Plains, American farmers are now expected to harvest their smallest oats crop in records that go back to 1866.

Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Malawi have officially declared state of emergency.

World Food Programme director Martin Frick warns land degradation will cause crop failures worldwide.

An opinion piece published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences urgently calls for more research into the specific pathways by which civilization could potentially collapse...

Extreme weather and a warming planet are primed to strike commodities and the food supply.

Iraq’s power grid has been fried by extreme temperatures exceeding 51C, in a heatwave that’s forced authorities to step in as millions swelter.

A severe drought affecting the Panama Canal is forcing container vessels to lighten their loads and pay higher fees, with further increases in the cost of shipping cargo through the canal expected...

Farmers should not underestimate the drought of 2021, says a North Dakota climatologist. Data from NASA shows that millions of acres of farmland, in

Mother of two describes her family's harrowing evacuation from one of the Northwest Territories communities threatened by wildfire.

NOAA warned in late June that half of the world's oceans may experience marine heat wave conditions by September.

Weather forecasts warn of high temperatures portending crop damage and water supply shortages.

Dozens of farms in B.C.'s Fraser Valley have been hard-hit by the heat wave that's been suffocating the province since last week.

With Europe suffering through an extreme drought worsened by climate change that has dried up rivers and left millions sweltering in triple-digit heat this summer, farmers across the continent are...

Extreme weather in Ireland is causing delays in potato planting, impacting the national economy. The Irish Farmers Association reports excessive rainfall leading to minimal progress and potential m…

To put the 7.35% number in context, India’s nominal GDP is expected to grow at 7.5% in 2019-20. This means nominal incomes can be expected to rise by 7.5%, which means most Indians are already...

Psychologists warn that more people are experiencing ‘climate anxiety’ and ‘eco grief’, as the changing climate fuels a mental health crisis.

Inclement weather in Canada and Europe is resulting in a spike in the price of raw material, which – along with increases in freight – is spiralling the durum wheat market ‘completely out of contro...

The history of climate change is one of people slowly coming to terms with the truth. None but a small minority still question whether it’s real and

Barley supplies could shrink by as much as a quarter in major exporters in a worst-case climate change scenario, Asahi CEO Atsushi Katsuki told the FT.

Canada, the world’s biggest canola grower and a major wheat producer, forecasts a 26 per cent drop in supplies of its main crops as drought ravages output and inventories shrink.

Just one avocado needs 320 litres of water on average

Sonora is the cattle capital of Mexico. But prolonged drought is killing off the herds.

Dozens of cities in Europe could reach net zero carbon emissions within the next 10 years by incorporating nature into their urban infrastructure, according to new research.

Rivers that supply Santiago with water are running low, forcing rotating cuts to different parts of the city

Only 17 years of groundwater left in Punjab, says NGT panel

A machine-learning algorithm predicts that more than half of the thousands of species whose conservation status has yet to be assessed are probably in danger of disappearing for good

Growers may be forced to abandon some crops after record dry spell in July, says Fedefruta

Researchers at the French oceanographic institute, Ifremer, have been studying the sizes of sardines in the Mediterranean sea and the Bay of Biscay in the Atlantic.

Insects are a crucial member of the world's ecosystems, providing numerous economic benefits.

As heat dome settles in over Mexico, officials at zoos are taking steps to keep animals cool

Farmers in parts of Canada's Prairies are struggling to get crops in the ground as heavy rains continue to wallop the eastern region in the latest threat

Chemicals leaching from plastics are leaving Americans notably sicker and poorer, according to a new study. In 2018 alone, the hormone-disrupting effects of plastics in the nation’s food and …

Farms across France were hit by heavy hail and fierce storms over the weekend, the National Farmers' Union Federation (FNSEA) said on Monday, while their counterparts in Italy warned of the impact of...

The next year appears likely to bring another sequence of La Niña-related droughts to eastern East Africa. The time to act is now or many will suffer.

Greece's recent olive oil harvest hints at a potential reality where this beloved kitchen staple is less available and affordable.

Water in the Fraser River where it meets with the Nechako — itself not much more than a trickle in some spots — is at an all-time low, according to the River Forecast Centre.

Brazilians are paying more for electricity, dealing with the possibility of water rationing and expecting a destructive fire season in the Amazon in the worst dry spell in at least 90 years.

It's dry. It's hot. And the fires are coming.

Unprecedented drought makes water a national security issue as more than half of Chile’s 19 million population lived in area with ‘severe water scarcity’ by end of 2021

‘We already have overwhelming evidence and it is climatic evidence’, said the country’s Science Minister Andres Couve.

Two climate model studies document the probability of climate tipping in Earth subsystems. The findings support the urgency of restricting CO2 emissions as abrupt climate changes might be less...

Extreme heat and drought are crushing key crops and punishing U.S. farmers

A new report from the federal government brings urgency to a veteran geologist’s longtime warnings about the crippling of the Colorado River.

Serbian farmers are feeling the effects of climate change on this year's crops as extreme heat follows flooding.

Covering the state’s canals with solar panels would reduce evaporation of precious water and help meet renewable energy goals – all while saving money.

Heat waves are making pregnancy more dangerous and exacerbating existing maternal health disparities.

Historic drought threatens Brazil's economy