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Vietnam's forests could be saved from destruction if coffee growers go Fairtrade
Climate change will halve Vietnam's coffee plantations by 2050, but destroying forests for more plantations would make the problem worse.
The size of extreme cluster tornadoes hitting the US has doubled in 50 years – and no one knows why
The overall number of tornadoes hasn't increased, but they're coming in bigger, more dangerous clusters.
When was the worst time to be alive?
The decade saw freakishly bad weather – and if the cold didn't kill you, famine, disease or poverty might.
Millennium Eruption at North Korea's volcano was so big it should've cooled the planet for years
Eruption in 946CE released more climate forcing gasses than any other volcano in last 2,000 years.
The largest ever all-women expedition is going to Antarctica
The expedition aims to tackle gender inequality in science and boost female leadership in fighting climate change.
Google Earth Timelapse update shows stunning images depicting 30 years of climate change
The imagery shows processes that changed the planet including deforestation and glacial movement.
Brazil's environmental police are fighting a losing battle against illegal loggers in the Amazon
The rate of deforestation in the Amazon is on the rise again. Over the past four years it has risen 35%.
Deep cracks are appearing inland at Pine Island Glacier in Antarctica
Fast-melting glacier is breaking apart in a manner previously unseen in an Antarctic ice sheet.
Indigenous Arctic people race to adapt to climate change as 'warning bells' ring on tipping points
A report from the Arctic Council identifies approaching social and ecological tipping points.
One nation leader Pauline Hanson denies coral bleaching and climate change
Pauline Hanson blasted by conservationists for taking media to Queensland's Great Barrier Reef.
A Peruvian farmer is suing German energy giant RWE over climate change
Churup Glacier in Peru is melting due to climate change and a resident is suing RWE.
The North Pole is at melting point now, when it's normally -20°C at this time of year
Warmer oceans and winds plus higher temperatures combine to begin a 'vicious circle' of warming in the Arctic.
'A terrible place' - the fastest-melting glacier in Antarctica started disappearing in the 1940s
The Pine Island Glacier began melting due to extreme El Niño activity, and is now responsible for 5% of global sea-level rise.
Viral graph shows catastrophic polar ice loss due to extreme weather
Scientists say extreme events are partly due to climate change but had different causes.
Bolivia is suffering worst drought in 25 years, with no end in sight
Much of La Paz receives water just three days a week, from 6am to 9am, because reservoirs serving the city are nearly dry.
Donald Trump just backtracked on man-made climate change: 'I think there is some connectivity'
Trump softens campaign rhetoric and says he has "an open mind" on Paris Agreement.
Mysterious ancient rock art unearthed in Jordan's Black Desert
The inscriptions tell the story of how life flourished in the desert 2,000 years ago.
Canada announces plan to phase-out coal power by 2030
The move comes after similar plans were announced by France, the UK and other European countries.
US record high temperature forecasts for the future are out
Previous models overestimated how much record high temperatures would be affected by warming climate.
Donald Trump and Myron Ebell are the climate deniers' dream team: Here's why
Climate deniers have been on the sidelines for years. What will happen now they're in charge?
Concerns over acid rain helped Cold War relations, historians say
International efforts to tackle acid rain in the 1970s helped bridge international rifts, historian says.
France announces plan to shut all coal-power plants by 2023
'We need carbon neutrality by 2050,' said French president, Francois Hollande.
Could Donald Trump really pull out of the Paris Agreement?
It is not yet clear how the president-elect plans to leave the Paris climate agreement.
America's abandoned gas and oil wells are spewing out methane - and Donald Trump is unlikely to help
Scientists estimate there could be as many as 750,000 abandoned wells in Pennsylvania alone.
Ravenous rabbitfish are devouring kelp forests
Warmer seas have opened up new areas of kelp forest to fish feeding frenzies.
Still think global warming isn't real? Once again we are set to have the hottest year on record
Preliminary report shows 2016 was 1.2C hotter than pre-industrial levels.
Mission to find the world's oldest ice begins in Antarctic
Air bubbles trapped in the ice from 1.5 million years ago hold clues to the Earth's ancient climate.
Donald Trump climate change policy 'catastrophic' says French environment minister
China could take America's place as a leading global force against climate change, claims Ségolène Royal.
Everything in nature is changing – from genes to ecosystems – due to a warming climate
A catalogue of ways climate change has already affected nature will directly hit society.
As president, Donald Trump could kill the Paris Agreement - but climate action will survive
"The world's best chance of avoiding dangerous global warming are a climate trade war and rampant climate disobedience."