Climate Change

The new crack in Petermann Glacier has raised concerns that part of the ice shelf is splintering off into the ocean.

Understanding what happens to such glaciers is critical in predicting response to climate change.

The 53-year-old described the experience as 'truly amazing.'

Researchers have long suspected that climatic factors can have an impact on cholera outbreaks.

About 4 million sq km of permafrost will thaw for every 1C of climate change.

Extreme turbulence – which can hospitalise passengers – is set to increase by 150% this century.

It aims to find out if authorities enforced building codes and adequately planned for natural calamities.

President Juan Manuel Santos blamed climate change, caused by richer countries, for the disaster.

A 420m-year climate record suggests we are entering uncharted territory in terms of atmospheric CO2.

Filtration system separates salt from seawater, raising hope for millions of people who lack clean water.

A small reactor has been designed to sit on board ships and turn ocean plastic into fuel.

Overflowing of a river in the wake of Cyclone Debbie led to severe flooding of the region where the family lived.

The government first said 207 died in the tragedy but later matched it with 254 deaths reported by the army.

Lakes and forests will also be protected by the ruling, as well as two of India's rivers.

The coastal edges of Greenland's ice caps won't be restored for decades.

The methane could come from rotting inside the trunk or be sucked up from soil microbes near the roots.

A new quantitative analysis has revealed that temperatures, not droughts, increased warfare among the Maya.

A spokeswoman insisted that 'no words or phrases have been banned'.

Trump administration waging war on protections laid out to protect Earth from catastrophe, experts say.

Lagos is expected to face 100 times more heat stress by 2050.

Animals like bison, ox – and even mammoths – can stabilise permafrost temperature and prevent it from thawing.

Eurasia and North America are likely to be among the land areas most affected.

Scott Pruitt says Paris Climate Agreement 'a bad deal' as Obama-era Clean Power Plan faces axe.

Lawyers believe Rex Tillerson used a different account to discuss potentially murky business.

IBTimes UK visits Tete province, where communities have been impacted by El Nino-linked drought.

Gore says chat with president over climate change at Trump Tower was 'extremely interesting'.

Top environmental success stories from the past year to think about when the lights go out.

Sea levels are rising at China's coasts by more than 3mm a year.

During the intense dry period, the water reaching the Dead Sea dropped to just 20% of modern levels.

Ice extent in the Arctic has been decreasing steadily, but Antarctic ice has taken a sudden dip.