Climate Change

One of the main drawbacks of renewable energy is its variability, but storing the electricity generated in batteries is prohibitively expensive with current technology.

"Using common sense and high-quality technology, we have developed a farm where... the environment is spared as much as possible."

'Snowball Earth' is a hypothesis scientists use to describe a time when the entire surface of the planet was frozen.

EPA chief Scott Pruitt announced that he would sign a rule on 10 October withdrawing the plan aimed at reducing CO2 emissions.

The technique could bring an economy based on hydrogen fuels - which only emit water - a step closer to reality.

In recent decades there has been less and less rain in central India – but the rain that does fall is coming down in increasingly extreme storms.

Harnessing the power of evaporation could provide as much as 70% of the energy the US is currently producing.

New technique could help up us move away from reliance on greenhouse gas-emitting fossil fuels.

Airline partners with renewable fuels company to turn household rubbish into jet fuel.

The reef faces a major threat in addition to those posed by global warming and rising sea temperatures.

The most likely candidate for colonisation will be the planet Proxima b which is around 4 light years away.

IBTimes UK takes a look at some of major 'fake' videos claiming to show Hurricane Irma effects.

Roberto Ramacciotti died with three other family members as Leghorn faces state of emergency.

Favourable conditions in the Atlantic are fuelling devastating tropical storms.

The girl died from malaria despite not travelling abroad.

New research suggests falling renewable energy costs are being complemented by higher efficiencies.

Tackling deforestation should be higher on the climate change agenda.

Traditional cooling systems consume around 15% of all electricity and are responsible for 10% of greenhouse gas emissions.

Mount Takahe in Antarctica is a massive 35 kilometres in diameter.

Reindeer are listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, but they're doing a valuable job.

Warmer weather means more time on the road, and greater risk of accident.

New research shows how methanotrophs could have a major role to play in tackling global warming.

The new findings could shed light on modern climate change.

The tornado lasted about 10 minutes in China's Nenjiang County in northeastern Heilongjiang Province.

American study shows some see acceptance of climate change as a threat to their jobs.

Europe is also experiencing an extreme heatwave due to global warming.

The McMurdo Dry Valleys were flooded as summer temperatures soared to 12C.

Two in three Europeans are likely to be affected if greenhouse gas emissions and weather-related issues are not controlled.

However, the US cannot officially withdraw from the accord until 4 November, 2019.

A heatwave is currently extending across the continent, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees in some areas.