New Delhi: Extreme temperatures and humidity driven by climate change could reduce the Amazon rainforest’s capacity to absorb the greenhouse gas methane by 70 per cent, a study has found. …
Arizona just ended its hottest summer since records began in 1896, with its fast-growing Phoenix metropolis last month completing a historic 113-day streak of temperatures at 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The …
Olive oil prices have skyrocketed in the past few years, but experts say some parts of Europe that produce it are seeing the “best harvest” in about three years. And …
Typically, Muench says, the solution isn’t something too complicated: Just build infrastructure higher. But engineers can’t build roads and bridges to survive every disaster, which would lead to expensive, overbuilt …
In comparison, North Carolina’s insurance market looks pretty good. No insurers have exited the state since 2008, while homeowners pay an average of $2,100 per year—high, but avoiding the sky-high …
Part of the border between Italy and Switzerland is set to be redrawn as the glaciers that mark the boundary melt, in yet another sign of how much humans are …
On Monday, the UK saw the closure of its last operational coal power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar, which has been operating since 1968. The closure of the plant, which had a capacity …
Owngarden | Moment | Getty Images A handful of states have rolled out rebates to consumers who make their homes more energy-efficient, just months after New York became the first …
Ottawa’s Han Langenbahn has a daily ritual of checking the weather forecast in Brazil. The master roaster at Happy Goat Coffee Co., a chain of cafés in the nation’s capital, …
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says all levels of government will need to invest more to adapt Canadian communities and prevent climate-related disasters like this summer’s devastating Jasper wildfire. Speaking Wednesday …