Toxic mercury in fish rising with climate change and overfishing
Toxic mercury can cause neurological disorders in children and babies whose mothers eat fish while pregnant
Even in cities, natural signs can warn of floods, researchers find
A study says indigenous knowledge on how nature flags up extreme weather is also relevant in urban areas to help alert residents
Bangladesh floods to slash 400,000 T from rice harvest
The South Asian country has historically relied on imports to cope with shortages caused by natural disasters such as floods or drought
Heat headache for 2020 planners as Tokyo swelters a year before Games
Summers are getting hotter in Japan where the heat killed 57 people last week
Enough food and fewer climate threats - scientists cook up recipe for land use
Study by U.N. science panel looks at how hotter conditions are affecting land, and how changes in land use are driving climate change
'Sandscaping' first for UK in bid to save coastal homes
The novel project will only buy north Norfolk residents about 20 to 30 years before erosion and likely relocation, said engineers
U.N. raises aid appeal for Zimbabwe to $331.5 mln, many face starvation
El Nino-induced drought cut the maize harvest by half and is responsible for low water levels at the biggest hydro plant Kariba
OPINION: An average American generates as much CO2 as 581 Burundians
While every country suffers the impacts of climate change, none better sums up the burning injustice than Burundi
Smart gas cooking seeks to break African cities' dirty charcoal habit
Businesses promote pay-as-you-go gas cooking in urban areas, hoping to cut charcoal use, which damages forests and health
Water bankruptcy looms for one in four people worldwide, researchers warn
Seventeen countries face "extremely high water stress" because they consume 80 percent of their available water annually