U.S. government should manage climate risks as costs soar
Extreme weather and fire events have cost the federal government over $350 billion over the last decade
Nicaragua will join Paris climate pact, leaving U.S., Syria isolated
Nicaragua, a poor Central American nation often threatened by hurricanes, was the only nation to reject the agreement in 2015
Forest fires stoke record loss in world tree cover -monitor
Global tree cover losses rose 51 percent in 2016
Residents of shrinking US island reject 'climate victim' label
Within decades the island, already suffering severe erosion, will need to be abandoned.
Twelve big cities to buy zero emissions buses, extend green areas
Many cities are setting tougher environmental goals than governments to limit air pollution and to curb greenhouse gas emissions
Typhoon Lan leaves flooding, four dead in Japan before moving out to sea
At least four people were reported killed, hundreds of plane flights cancelled, and train services disrupted in the wake of typhoon Lan
Typhoon kills at least two in Japan, prompts call for thousands to evacuate
"The wind and rain will grow stronger"
Ecuador defends big Yasuni rainforest oil bet
Yasuni National Park has long been pivotal in global environmental debates
Portuguese protest over deadly forest fires, government pledges aid
Over $470 million in help promsed after 108 die in fires driven by high temperatures and drought
Storm Brian clobbers Ireland and British coastal towns, buildings damaged
"These (winds) are expected to coincide with high tides"