ENVIRONMENT

Climate change is 'by far' the biggest factor behind mass bleaching event, Australian scientists say.

A huge dust cloud will hike up the air pollution alert to "high", fuelled by south-easterly winds from the continent

The Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia, and parts of South Asia are predicted to be among the worst hit in the coming decades.

Extreme temperatures will force millions of people to leave vast areas of the world.

Lake Maracaibo has more than 230 lightning flashes per square kilometre every year.

Carp-specific herpes virus will be released into the Murray-Darling basin.

The mass tree-planting programme over the next decade will help restore wooded areas.

No immediate reports of damage from Pacific island nation after major quake.

Campaigners alleged that government's plans are inadequate and will take too long to meet EU air quality rules.

Poor rainfall and low water availability for irrigation exacerbating already tough situation, UN says.

Feeding livestock maggots could help sustainable meat production, but will consumers be able to stomach it?

Climate change could be shifting Greenland's weather patterns, which is pushing cold air toward the UK.

Illegal gold mining is destroying swathes of the Amazon rainforest, poisoning the river and the people who live along it.

Watch this special documentary from IBTimes UK on the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster.

India is suffering from a water shortage that has affected 330 million people.

Using the so-called green biodiesel for transport could increase Europe's overall transport emissions rather than decrease greenhouse gas emissions.

War in the east and new concerns raised by the Fukushima disaster presents a dangerous future for Ukraine.

Interactive photos, taken a year apart, show areas of Nepal immediately after the quake and today.

Study predicts heatwaves will increase in frequency all over Europe.

Hailstones the size of coconuts damage thousands of homes across the South East Asian country.

The 62-hour non-stop flight was dangerous due to a lack of emergency landing sites.

Greg Hunt is criticised for making empty promises by the Greens.

Climate deal known as the Paris Agreement is set to be signed by more than 165 countries.

Several gas fracking mines are located in the vicinity of the southern Queensland river in Australia.

Timothy Mousseau discusses the impact that the Chernobyl nuclear disaster has had on the area's wildlife.

Ban Ki-moon says the window for limiting temperature rise is fast closing.

95% of staghorn coral has disappeared from the Caribbean, scientists say climate change and disease are to blame.

Water supplies in rural areas are widely contaminated with arsenic, affecting some 20 million people.

The effects of the 1986 nuclear accident are more than ever today's concern.