Egypt expects giant solar park to be fully operational in 2019
The $2 billion project, set to be the world's largest solar installation, has been partly funded by the World Bank
India cyclone kills at least 33, hundreds of thousands homeless
The death toll could have been much greater if not for the massive evacuation in the days before the storm made landfall
Cyclone hits Bangladesh after battering India, mass evacuations save lives
The strongest cyclone to hit India in five years killed at least 12 people - but evacuation of 1.2 million people saved lives
Canadian court rules Trudeau's carbon tax constitutional
Saskatchewan Court of Appeal rejects a challenge from the conservative provincial government, which argued the tax could not be imposed by Ottawa
Teenage climate change protesters target Britain's parliament
Extinction Rebellion orchestrated the biggest civil disobedience protests in Britain in decades last month, blocking iconic London locations, stopping trains, and defacing the Shell building
A "Climate Spring": UK protests embolden global climate movement
Heatwaves, wildfires, and warnings from climate scientists have spurred thousands of first-time activists to join protests and risk arrest to try to persuade governments to curb the use of fossil fuels
Cyclone slams into Indian temple town, Bangladesh braces with evacuation order
Bangladesh, which lies further up the path of Tropical Cyclone Fani, has ordered the evacuation of 2.1 million people before the storm arrives on Saturday
World Bank scales up support for Cyclone Idai hit nations to $700 million
More than 1,000 people were killed across Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi after Cyclone Idai, the worst cyclone in decades, lashed the eastern Indian Ocean coast
North Korea cuts rations to record low after bad harvest, UN says
More than 10 mln people in North Korea suffer from severe food insecurity, meaning they do not have enough food till the next harvest
Cyclone Fani hits Indian coast, a million people evacuated
Technological advances have helped meteorologists predict weather patterns well ahead of time, and authorities have become far better at preparing for ferocious storms and reducing casualties