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More sizzling news: January 2016 hottest ever recorded
After hottest year ever, scorching first month of 2016 racks up scary biggest anomaly from norm
Climate change to increase risk and transmission of parasitic infections
Different age groups of humans will suffer from different parasite infections as the temperature warms.
Water scarcity affects 71% of the global population as droughts worringly increase
Study finds drought affects 4 billion people worldwide - more than double previous estimates.
Nasa: Sea level rise being offset by climate change-induced land water storage
Researchers said more data is needed to understand causes of patterns and if they will continue.
Climate change denialism: 1 in 3 US science teachers tell students global warming is natural
First US nationwide survey on climate change education shows 54% of teachers explain scientific theory.
Climate change 'may lengthen London to New York flight time'
Global warming set to increase travel time for those flying from Britain to the US, scientists warn.
US Supreme Court halts President Obama's climate change initiative
Unprecedented move by top court spells major trouble for Obama plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Denmark: Oregano could prevent cows from burping methane and ultimately destroying the planet
The organic herb has antimicrobial effects which can reduce methane produced in the stomach of cows.
Bolivia's vanishing Lake Poopó: ESA images show fully evaporated lake from space
ESA Proba-V mini-satellite images second-largest lake in Bolivia disappearing over the course of three years.
Renewable energy: Expert says global need for clean energy is first step to battling climate change
University of Exeter's Catherine Mitchell says there is a change in global approach to renewables.
UK weather: 2014 flooding a result of climate change as humans increased risk of storms by 43%
Humans were to blame for the late 2013/early 2014 storms which caused more than 6000 homes to be flooded.
Teenage boy flies from Sheffield to Essex via Berlin because it's cheaper than the train
Jordon Cox spent less going to Berlin and eating currywurst than if he'd got train straight home.
Scientists agree World 'Doomsday Clock' should remain at 3 minutes to midnight
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has been monitoring how close we are to destroying ourselves since 1947
Conspiracy theories: Moon landing would have been exposed in 3.5 years had it been faked
Equation for how hard it would be to maintain a conspiracy developed by Oxford University researcher.
Doomsday Clock: Watch announcement of how close Earth is to catastrophe live online
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to announce how close we are to the apocalypse with its Doomsday Clock.
El Nino: Ethiopia making 'every effort' to mitigate devastating drought as 10 million at risk
IBTimes UK speaks to Ethiopian diplomat on emergency response to tackle food insecurity and famine risks.
In Focus: Millions of people in southern Africa need global effort to cope with severe drought
IBTimes UK speaks with the World Food Programme following drought exacerbated by El Nino.
Bolivia's Lake Poopo dries up: Before and after images show the now-barren landscape
Climate change, drought and agriculture all blamed for Lake Poopó evaporating.
Global warming: Nasa animation shows disturbing rise in temperatures over last 135 years
Nasa said that global temperatures averaged in 2015 broke the previous record set in 2014 by 0.13C.
Climate experts agree 2015 was hottest year on record and 2016 may break more records
The NOAA, Nasa and Met Office have all announced that last year was the hottest year ever recorded globally.
China smog: Greenpeace reports pollution levels actually dropped in 2015
The data, which covers 367 cities, showed average PM2.5 levels dropping by 10% in 2015 compared to 2014.
Davos 2016: Leonardo DiCaprio asks world to put an end to fossil fuels
The Revenant star hailed Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates for his support towards 'zero-emissions'.
Stephen Hawking: Biggest threats to humanity are science and technology of our own making
Professor Hawking said that scientific and technological advances were humanity's biggest threats
No cigar for Elon Musk: SpaceX rocket fails to land on floating platform in ocean
Back to drawing board for SpaceX as Falcon 9 damaged while attempting landing on floating base.
Video: Hurricane Alex hits the Azores and heads for Greenland after being downgraded to a tropical storm
Waves pounded the mid-Atlantic islands but damage was less severe than feared.
Unusual 'Hurricane Alex' barrelling to the Azores linked to climate change and warmer waters
'Near-record' warm water tied to 'remarkable' development, say meteorologists.
Global warming 'may delay next ice age by 100,000 years'
Greenhouse gas emissions are driving the planet towards a prolonged warming trend, German scientists warn.
Anthropocene epoch: 5 reasons why scientists suggest we should make a new chapter for Earth
Five reasons scientists have suggested human activity has changed the Earth forever.
Melting Arctic ice: Wreckage of more than 100-year-old whaling ships found in Alaska
Noaa archaeologists say shipwrecks were revealed as a result of melting Arctic ice due to climate change.
El Nino: Photos show widespread flooding – with worse weather to come
Meteorologists predict freak weather caused by El Nino will continue across the world.