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New Orleans is sinking up to 2 inches a year due to global warming
New satellite images show that 'The Big Easy' is sinking quicker than predicted.
World Turtle Day 2016: Why are sea turtles facing extinction?
World Turtle Day is marked on 23 May annually to raise awareness of the threats to turtle species globally.
Cameron is going backwards on sustainable energy - and it's us who will pay the price
The rest of the world is moving toward innovation that will deliver a truly sustainable low carbon future.
Grolar bears: Climate change upping number of grizzly and polar bear hybrid 'pizzlys'
Hunter in Canada's Arctic kills grizzly and polar bear cross as experts say hybrid will become increasingly common.
Climate change: Natural disasters will affect 1.3 billion people and $158tn of assets by 2050, World Bank says
Global warming and increasing population will increase havoc from disasters.
Photos of environmental activists blocking railway in Germany to prevent coal deliveries
Demonstrators dangled from bridges and broke into a mine in protest against dirty energy.
Increase in electrical storms causes panic as lightning strikes kill 56 in Bangladesh
More than 50 people in Bangladesh have died after being struck by lightning in the last two days.
Climate change 'shrinking' Arctic migratory birds
Red knot shorebird populations under threat from global warming, say scientists.
Climate change: Extreme African heatwaves may spark 'humanitarian crisis of unknown dimensions'
Scientists warn Africa could experience four extreme heatwaves annually by 2075 due to geographical location.
Lake Victoria: Pictures show how over-fishing, pollution and climate change are killing Africa's greatest lake
Freelance photographer and writer Nathan Siegel has documented the decline of an ecosystem.
Germany generated so much renewable energy last week it was paying consumers to use electricity
Germany generated so much renewable energy that energy prices went into negative on 8 May.
Sea level rise has claimed five islands in the Pacific: first scientific evidence
Five of the Solomon Islands have disappeared because of sea level rise.
Earth's mantle moves ten times faster than previously thought
Over five to ten million years, the Earth's surface can move up and down by as much as 5km
Rwanda: 49 killed in landslides caused by heavy rains
Landslides and floods in Rwanda has been exacerbated by El Nino phenomenon.
Half of northern Great Barrier Reef 'dying due to coral bleaching'
Climate change is 'by far' the biggest factor behind mass bleaching event, Australian scientists say.
Climate change: Middle East and North Africa to become uninhabitable forcing mass migration
Extreme temperatures will force millions of people to leave vast areas of the world.
Apocalypse soon? Five most catastrophic risks to humanity identified
AI, supervolcanoes and pandemics all listed as potential catastrophic threats to mankind.
Greenland: High Arctic air pressure may be causing extreme weather in the UK
Climate change could be shifting Greenland's weather patterns, which is pushing cold air toward the UK.
Europe faces increasing floods, droughts and storms due to climate change
Study predicts heatwaves will increase in frequency all over Europe.
Solar-powered plane lands in California after perilous 3-day flight across the Pacific
The 62-hour non-stop flight was dangerous due to a lack of emergency landing sites.
Paris climate talks: Australian government ridiculed for signing deal while Great Barrier Reef is at risk
Greg Hunt is criticised for making empty promises by the Greens.
Leonardo DiCaprio delivers passionate speech on combating climate change
Climate deal known as the Paris Agreement is set to be signed by more than 165 countries.
Staghorn coral: Species responsible for reef growth in sharp decline after 60 million years of prosperity
95% of staghorn coral has disappeared from the Caribbean, scientists say climate change and disease are to blame.
Too many Bangladeshis are left with no choice but to drink poisonous water and work in danger
Water supplies in rural areas are widely contaminated with arsenic, affecting some 20 million people.
Earth Day 2016: Paris climate deal signing ceremony - what it means and why it matters
Nations will meet in New York today to sign the Paris Agreement set out at COP21 last year.
Earth Day 2016: Photos show how our tropical rainforests are vanishing
The Earth Day Network has an ambitious dream: to plant 7.8 billion trees by 2020.
Great Barrier Reef crumbling under strain of 'worst-ever' coral bleaching event
Only 7% of 2,300km-long reef system left untouched by bleaching, survey says.
Sizzling March marks 11-month heatwave for planet Earth
Length of heatwave breaks its own record since temperatures have been tracked for 137 years.
Great Barrier Reef risks mass bleaching as coral defences may fail in 40 years
Coral's natural ability to withstand temperature change could be destroyed as seawater temperature rises.
Sian Berry: London is in the grip of a lethal air pollution crisis
A new, invisible form of air pollution, from diesel exhausts, causes around 9,500 premature deaths a year.