By AFP/Kelly MACNAMARAIn an era of town-torching megablazes spewing smoke plumes visible from space, scientists say there is still a lot they don't know about the effects of extreme fire on people, nature and the climate.Athens, Maui and now Los Ange...

By AFPA two-acre paddy field in northern Thailand has been transformed into an artwork depicting a dragon and a cat, symbols of hope and resilience as the community recovers from floods.The farm owner, Tanyapong Jaikham, told AFP that the cat represe...

By AFPThe UK weather service said Friday that carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere in 2024 grew at the fastest annual rate on record, exceeding their own projections by some margin.The sharp rise in planet-warming CO2 was driven by fossil fuel bur...

By UN NewsThe deadly wildfires that have swept through the Los Angeles area, destroying whole communities and causing billions in damage, reveal why countries must invest more in stopping these devastating blazes before they start.It’s much needed, a...

By AFP/Issam AHMEDFirst came the slow hand movements, then the tremor, and now the looming fear of what lies ahead.David Jilbert's devastating Parkinson's diagnosis three years ago changed his life irrevocably.It's a condition the 65-year-old farmer...

By AFPForest fires fueled by a heat wave scorched a picturesque corner of Argentina's Patagonia region Thursday, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of homes.Strong winds and high temperatures fed a blaze that tore through grassland and forest near th...

By AFPA series of underwater explosions that ruptured the Nord Stream gas pipelines in 2022 caused the largest known methane leak on record from a single incident, according to new research published on Wednesday.Scientists estimate the rupture of th...

By AFPDonald Trump's nominee for energy secretary, a fracking magnate who has previously expressed climate change skepticism, advocated for renewable energy and referred to the warming planet as a fact Wednesday, while still pushing for increased use...

By AFPNepal's Supreme Court has scrapped controversial laws allowing hydropower and hotel projects in protected nature reserves, a lawyer said Thursday, calling it a win for the Himalayan republic's conservationists.A fifth of Nepal's lands are desig...

By AFPDamage from extreme weather in Canada last year pushed the bill facing insurers to an unprecedented CAN$8.5 billion ($5.9 billion), the Insurance Bureau of Canada said Monday.Events that cause significant destruction "are escalating at a shocki...

By AFPThe United Arab Emirates announced on Tuesday plans to build a giant solar farm with battery storage capable of providing continuous renewable energy.State-owned renewable energy company Masdar said the project would feature five gigawatts of s...

By AFP/Akim Rezgui with Youcef BounabOn a barge hundreds of metres off the Kerkennah Islands in southern Tunisia, a group of students watches intently as Besma, a recovering sea turtle, shuffles towards the water and dives in.The barge, used to treat...