By AFPThe UK has cut its carbon emissions by 50.4 percent since 1990 levels, a group of experts tasked with advising the government said on Wednesday.The figures are included in the first assessment of the new Labour government's progress on reducing...

By AFPThe Trump administration said it will open up vast areas of pristine national forest to development and timber harvesting, stripping away protections in place for 25 years.A total of 58 million acres (23 million hectares) -- roughly the size of...

By AFP/Ana FERNÁNDEZTens of millions of Americans sweltered outside or sought air-conditioned refuge as an "extremely dangerous" heat wave blanketed the eastern United States on Tuesday with record high temperatures.As a fierce sun reflected off the...

By AFP/Issam AHMEDSasha and Jamie Cordle thought their small farm in rural Georgia would be a ladder out of working-class struggle, and a gift for their children and grandchildren.Instead, it may be poisoning them.Tests show their spring water is lac...

By AFPHistoric forest fires in Brazil last year scorched through an area larger than the size of Italy, recording a burned area some 60 percent higher than average of the last four decades, said a report released Tuesday.Brazil experienced historic f...

By AFP/Olivier Morin with Johanna WastfeltIn the cold of the Norwegian Arctic, meteorologist Trond Robertsen manually recorded precipitation levels for over two decades, witnessing firsthand the effects of climate change.At 66, Robertsen retired afte...

By AFPThe year 2024 was Morocco's hottest on record, the North African country's meteorological agency said on Friday, mirroring the record surface temperatures measured globally.In an annual report, the agency said it recorded an average temperature...

By AFP/Shwan MohammedWater levels at Iraq's vast Dukan Dam reservoir have plummeted as a result of dwindling rains and further damming upstream, hitting millions of inhabitants already impacted by drought with stricter water rationing.Amid these cond...

By AFPGreece put the Mediterranean island of Chios under a state of emergency on Monday because of major fires that have raged since the weekend.Civil Protection Minister Ioannis Kefalogiannis said the decision was made so the authorities could "imme...

By AFPThe UK could experience more frequent extreme and prolonged heat due to climate change, its meteorological office said Wednesday, as the country braced for its first heatwave of the year.Met Office scientists said the island nation will see the...

By AFPDisused coal mines could be refashioned to place vast fields of solar panels, a new report suggests, providing an unlikely solution to a common obstacle to uptake of the green energy source.Hundreds of decommissioned surface coal mines worldwid...

By AFP/Rébecca FrasquetDrinks including water, soda, beer and wine sold in glass bottles contain more microplastics than those in plastic bottles, according to a surprising study released by France's food safety agency Friday.Researchers have detecte...