ENVIRONMENT

The "megadrought" being witnessed by much of the US Southwest has forced rivers and lakes to run almost dry.

A new study has found that air pollution particles can cross the placenta and reach babies in the womb.

More than 200 whales were found stranded on a remote coast of Australia's island state of Tasmania earlier this week.

A UFO-like structure on a Norwegian lake has left the locals stunned and amazed.

At least 458 children have died as a result of the catastrophic floods in Pakistan, accounting for nearly one-third of the total fatalities recorded so far.

The authorities have declared a drought for the whole of Wales despite the country witnessing heavy rainfall over the last few days.

A major study by scientists and Indigenous organisations has claimed that parts of Amazon forests may not be able to recover ever again.

More than 1 million species are at risk of extinction, and several others have already disappeared.

Dugong, a species that inspired ancient tales about mermaids and sirens for centuries, has been declared functionally extinct in China

High temperatures coupled with low rainfall may result in Germany's five alpine glaciers disappearing within a span of 50 years

The drought in the US has uncovered the ugly secrets of Lake Mead with another set of human remains resurfacing within a span of a few weeks.

Polish authorities have recovered 100 tonnes of dead fish from the Oder River that flows through Poland and Germany.

China has been forced to artificially induce rain as its crucial Yangtze River is running at extremely low water levels.

Following a heatwave alert, the UK Met Office has now said that parts of England and Wales face an "exceptional" risk of wildfires in the coming days.

The heatwave and dry weather conditions have created drought-like conditions in many parts of England, & a village in Oxfordshire has become its latest victim.

South East Water has announced a hosepipe ban for Kent and Sussex which will come into effect from August 12.

The heatwave coupled with dry weather conditions has dried up the Thames River near its official start point in Gloucester.

Piles of discarded unwanted clothes have been washing up on the beaches of Accra, creating an environmental catastrophe.

The authorities in the UK have urged people to limit their water usage as the country faces its driest weather since 1976.

The unprecedented heatwave in Europe has pushed the freezing point in Switzerland way above its highest summits.

A chemical called "6PPD-quinone" has been responsible for killing salmon in urban streams.

The UK, which has been witnessing extremely high temperatures and dry weather conditions, is now facing a drought alert.

The UN secretary general, António Guterres, has warned governments around the world against the threat posed by climate change

A Japanese man has admitted to killing at least 30 green sea turtles after they got stuck in his fishing nets.

The UK is reeling under a severe heatwave condition, with temperatures expected to soon reach 40 degrees Celsius.

The UK's Environment Agency has come down heavily on the bosses of nine water and sewerage companies in England.

The high temperatures witnessed by the American West has caused an intense drought in the region making rivers and lakes touch historically low levels.

The authorities in the UK have warned parents asking them to keep their children indoors as the temperatures are set to soar above 33C on Tuesday.

Thousands of jellyfish have been spotted on beaches all across the UK as warmer temperatures have allowed their population to increase.