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California passes law to save record number of whales dying from crab pot line entanglements
There will be a bounty on pots and lines lost by crabbers which cause whales to drown or slowly starve to death.
Barack Obama to meet Leonardo DiCaprio at White House to discuss climate change
The discussion, which has been scheduled for 3 October, will also include climate scientist Dr Katharine Hayhoe.
Climate change threatens coffee production - and our ability to enjoy our morning expresso
Altered rainfall and warm temperatures are degrading the quality of coffee and cutting down production.
Mark Carney says green investments can boost global growth
Bank of England governor calls for long-term financing of green projects to combat climate change.
Greenland's ice sheet is melting quicker than we thought
Underestimates of the rock mass flows beneath Greenland have led to incorrect assessments of loss of ice.
Climate change drove early humans out of Africa over 125,000 years
Shifts in the Earth's rotation led to wetter climate that influenced population movements out of Africa.
UK imports of US natural gas 'geopolitically imperative', says Ineos executive
Director at chemicals manufacturer Ineos says importing gas from US ensures cost-effective, reliable stock.
California's devastating drought could last for hundreds of years
Scientists studying climate history warn aridity could persist for years in the US state.
Arctic ice cover has reached its second lowest level ever recorded despite cold summer
Ice cover on 10 September was just 4.14 million sq/km – the same amount recorded in 2007.
Climate change poses major national security risk to US, warn military experts
Report urges next president to appoint cabinet-level leader to prepare nation for the worst.
'Resilient' westerly winds in Central Asia have blown unchanged for 42 million years
Analysis of rocks and dust near the Tibetan Plateau reveal persistence of winds to climate change.
Cycle to Work Day 2016: Five reasons why you should ditch your car and ride your bike
Cycling is fast, burns calories, builds brain cells and saves the planet.
Dramatic photos as super-typhoon Meranti slams into Taiwan
The Category 5 storm – the strongest typhoon to have hit Taiwan in 21 years – is heading for China.
Shocking xkcd cartoon highlights dramatic shift toward the global warming emergency
Xkcd illustrates the comedy and horror of Earth's climate history that has taken a sudden bad turn.
A tenth of world's wilderness has been lost since 1990s
The area lost amounts are equivalent to half the size of the Amazon rainforest.
Extinction tipping point reached for native forest birds on Hawaii's Kaua'i
Almost all native bird species have seen rapid collapse in populations in recent decades.
Astounding scale and extent of ocean warming on entire ecosystems revealed in IUCN report
Report shows wide-ranging effects on fish stocks, crop yields, extreme weather and risks of water-borne diseases.
Global warming has tripled the number of super typhoons in East and Southeast Asia since 1978
Typhoons that make landfall have intensified as a result of warming ocean surface near coasts.
An unexplained event occurred in the Earth's stratosphere for first time since records began
A predictable wind pattern changed in a manner not seen in more than 60 years of record-keeping.
Is Britain open for business on climate change at the G20 Summit?
Theresa May faces renewed calls for Britain to ratify the COP21 accord.
China announces ratifying Paris deal on climate change ahead of G20
Beijing says the agreement will help the country 'play a bigger role in global climate governance'.
Holoscenes: Performers swim in giant glass tank for climate change awareness
The underwater performance piece will shown in conjunction with the London's Burning Festival.
Earth heating up at fastest pace in 1,000 years says Nasa
There's little chance planet can comply with Paris climate change accord, warn scientists.
Tube trains, industrial machinery and geothermal energy could soon heat UK homes
UK needs to replace heat generation by gas-fired boilers with greener sources to meet climate change targets.
If this doesn't convince you that climate change is real, what will?
IBTimes UK looks back at photographs taken worldwide in July 2016, the hottest month ever recorded.
Adorable pygmy-possums sense danger and escape fire even during hibernation
Even when dormant, the small marsupials can sense a fire is coming their way.
Ice cap that covered Britain was more than half a mile thick, scientists say
The ice sheets were so big it was possible to walk from Ireland to Norway.
Donald Trump says it would be 'fine' to try US citizens accused of terrorism in Guantanamo Bay
Trump said he wants to make sure there is 'a very safe place' to keep 'radical Islamic terrorists.'
Cataclysmic volcanic eruption in Philippines hid fact sea level rise is well and truly upon us
Pinatubo eruption cooled down planet, hiding effects of global warming on ocean rise.
What makes ocean health important? Everything is about water. Water is life.
Exhibition to mark 25th anniversary of aquarium aims to highlight the relationship between land and sea.