Myanmar floods, coup, complicate growing COVID-19 outbreak
Flooding in Myanmar has displaced hundreds of people, slowing efforts to battle a fast-growing coronavirus outbreak
EXPLAINER - Are World Heritage Site listings a blessing or a curse?
A UNESCO World Heritage Site listing carries a great deal of prestige, but can also outprice local residents and exacerbate inequalities
Parched villages in India's coal-mining hubs hunt for scarce water
As India pushes to expand coal mining, environmentalists fear depletion of groundwater will only worsen in coming years
Record-smashing heat extremes may become much more likely with climate change -study
Beyond 2050, if current emissions trends continue record-breaking heat waves could be three to 21 times more frequent, the study found
Strained G20 climate talks could yet deliver progress on coal
India, South Africa, and South Korea are among countries who have yet to submit their emission-cutting plans
Southern Europe battles wildfires as north cleans up after floods
As Germany and Belgium recover from catastrophic flooding last week, wildfires rage on in Italy, Spain and Greece
Extreme weather renews focus on climate change as scientists update forecasts
Scientists have long predicted the weather disasters now unfolding - but many are surprised by so many happening so fast, with a new UN report due to shed light on the changes
Greener PPE: Inventors tackle COVID-19 plastic waste mountain
Appalled by the tonnes of plastic trash generated by the pandemic, entrepreneurs are developing reusable PPE and turning single-use masks into everything from bricks to toolboxes
Heavy rain in India triggers floods, landslides; at least 125 dead
Indian environmentalists have warned that climate change and indiscriminate construction in fragile coastal regions could lead to more disasters
Oregon firefighters face return of hazardous conditions, COVID-19 outbreak
As Oregon's firefighters tackle the biggest U.S. wildfire this summer, they have been faced with yet another challenge - a coronavirus outbreak pushing nine of them into quarantine