Brazil deforestation exceeds 88% in June under Bolsonaro
Environmentalists fear that remarks by Bolsonaro calling for development of the Amazon will embolden loggers and ranchers
Northern Chinese province issues 'red alert' due to heat, corn crop at risk
China's weather bureau says as many as 40 weather stations this year already are registering their hottest temperatures ever
Without climate action, economic growth 'will be reversed', economist warns
As costs of wilder weather and other climate threats soar, "there is no high-carbon growth story," says Nicholas Stern
From Madagascar to Brazil, researchers pick best spots to replant forests
Environmentalists say protecting existing forests and restoring damaged ones prevents flooding, stores carbon, limits climate change and protects biodiversity
Britain pledges 200 mln pounds in aid to tackle climate change
Climate change could drive more than 100 million more people into poverty by 2030, according to the World Bank
Zimbabwe president says needs to import 800,000 tonnes of maize -media
A U.N. agency has said up to 5 million Zimbabweans will need food aid this year following the El Nino-induced drought
Japan, hit by torrential rains, orders 800,000 to evacuate
Prime Minister advises residents to "take steps to protect their lives, including early evacuation" and orders military to prepare for rescue operations if needed
Villagers accuse city of seizing water as drought parches "India's Detroit"
Bad water management and a lack of rainfall mean that all four reservoirs that supply Chennai, a carmaking centre dubbed "India's Detroit", have run virtually dry this summer
Deep sea mining could destroy 'our last frontier', environmentalists say
The ocean floor is scattered with vast beds of minerals key to making modern gadgets from smartphones to solar panels
Hotter but less deadly? Preparedness may cut toll of Europe's heatwave
Deaths from the health impacts of June's extreme heat are likely to have been reduced after governments learned lessons from a 2003 heatwave