2019 was second-hottest year ever, more extreme weather coming - WMO
The average global temperature in 2019 was 1.1 degree Celsius above pre-industrial levels, creeping towards a globally agreed limit after which major changes to life on Earth are expected
Mask-wearing Bosnians take to streets in air pollution protest
Bosnian towns, led by the capital Sarajevo, have topped lists of the world's most polluted cities in recent days, along with capitals of neighbouring Serbia, Kosovo and Macedonia
Climate activists invoke German constitution to sue Merkel government
The lawsuit is one of three filed in the past week against both the government and parliament, invoking Germans' basic right under their constitution to live in dignity
More protests, more crackdowns? Climate activism faces 'crunch year'
Will governments police growing peaceful demonstrations demanding urgent climate action without infringing on human and civil rights?
Climate threats now dominate long-term risks, survey of global leaders finds
Long-term risks from climate change now outweigh those from cyberattacks, pandemics, geopolitical conflict and weapons of mass destruction, decision-makers say
Leaders fear for planet as they pack for "green" Davos
For the first time the top five concerns listed in the World Economic Forum's annual risk report are all environmental - from extreme weather to biodiversity loss
Bulgaria names new environment minister amid water crisis
Nearly 100,000 people in the Pernik region have faced severe water restrictions for two months. The crisis has triggered a series of protests
Farming family faces bleak future after deadly Australian bushfires
The bushfires crisis deals a further blow to farmers already struggling following a three-year drought, which has been credited with fuelling the fires
Australia softens climate change rhetoric as bushfires, and voters, rage
"I think we want to have a high level of confidence that as a nation we are improving our resilience and our adaptation to respond to the reality of the environment in which we live," says prime minister
Forecast storms bring both relief and new risks for fire-stricken Australia
The shift to more humid and wet weather will likely help control some of the 114 blazes but heavy downpours can pollute fresh water supplies as debris is swept into reservoirs