Digging up the dirt - could soil contain the answer to food shortages?
From Iowa to the Ayeyarwady delta region of Myanmar - known as the country's rice bowl - farmers are trying to figure out how to make their soil healthier and more productive
Beijing cuts city smog by more than 17% in 2019
Beijing has been on the frontlines of China's war on pollution that has worked to shut down and relocate polluting industries, improve fuel and emission standards, and reduce coal consumption
Thousands flee fires in Australia, navy helps evacuate the stranded
Fuelled by searing temperatures and high winds, more than 200 fires are burning across the southeastern states of New South Wales and Victoria, threatening several towns
Flood death toll rises to 26 in Jakarta, tens of thousands evacuated
The flooding, among the deadliest in years, caused chaos in parts of Southeast Asia's biggest city with train lines blocked and power outages in some areas
Denmark sources record 47% of power from wind in 2019
European countries are global leaders in utilising wind power but Denmark is far in front of nearest rival Ireland, which sourced 28% of its power from wind in 2018
Zimbabwe's parched Bulawayo rations to save dwindling water
Neighbourhoods are seeing water blackouts of four days as the city tries to keep scarce supplies moving to businesses and industry
Floods in Indonesia's capital kill 9, force thousands to evacuate
In the last few years city authorities have sought to improve low-lying Jakarta's vulnerability to flooding during the rainy season
Australian authorities scramble to reach victims of deadly fires as death toll rises
At least 15 people are believed to have died in the fires which have destroyed more than 4 million hectares
Twelve dead, several missing as Australia counts the cost of devastating bushfires
The fires have destroyed more than 4 million hectares with new blazes sparked almost daily by extremely hot and windy conditions
Britain's zero-carbon power outstrips fossil fuels in 2019
The increase in zero-carbon power marks a huge shift from two decades ago when fossil fuels provided about three quarters of the country's electricity