Devastating bushfire conditions to worsen in Australia
A heatwave forecast for this week is expected to heighten dangers in New South Wales
Flood-hit Venice to face another exceptional high tide on Sunday
On Tuesday Saint Mark's Basilica was flooded for the sixth time in 1,200 years, but the fourth in the last 20
Climate activists block Geneva airport's private-jet terminal
Geneva is a hub for the private jets of the rich and powerful who either live nearby or travel to the lakeside city for its private banks, auction houses, hospitals and UN offices
India drops plan to let forest officials use force after protests
Proposed amendments to a century-old Indian Forest Act aimed to give officials the power to arrest and shoot at encroachers and earmark more land for reforestation
West Africa boot camp seeks artificial intelligence fix for climate-hit farmers
With AI, data can be processed to show exactly when and where farmers should add water or fertiliser, and help strengthen their understanding of crop losses
Bushfires rage across Australia's east and west as danger rises
Temperatures of above 40 degrees Celsius (104°F) are forecast for parts of Western Australia on Sunday before spreading east next week
France to end tax breaks for palm oil in biofuel
Critics say that using palm oil in biofuel adds to deforestation in tropical countries
Baking cities advance 'slowly' in race against rising heat threat
"People should not and do not need to be dying in heatwaves," says co-author of new report on climate change and health
Climate change, human activity rub salt into Venice's wounds
When the water recedes from the cobbled lanes, marbled palaces and ancient churches, it leaves salt crystals which slowly corrode the brickwork and will eventually eat it away
E-transport boom could see first major European city go car free in 2020
Norwegian capital Oslo and bike-friendly Amsterdam are both candidates to become the first major European city to go car-free in 2020, says a tech investor