Death toll from acute encephalitis in east Indian town rises to 129 children
While the precise causes of the outbreak are not known, a majority of medical professionals say it is linked to a ferocious heat-wave
U.N. food body elects first Chinese head as climate crisis worsens
Experts have called for the new agency head to show strong leadership in tackling rising hunger and climate change threats
Police arrest 70 climate change protesters outside New York Times
The Extinction Rebellion group wants the media to report on "the climate emergency" rather than climate change so that "people can start pushing for more radical responses"
INTERVIEW - Mandela's widow warns leaders failing pledge to end world hunger
'As I stand here this morning, every minute children are dying in Africa and Asia from malnutrition'
Southeast Asian nations vow to combat plastic debris in oceans
ASEAN members Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand, along with worst offender China, throw the most plastic waste into oceans
With far-north temperatures rising, Alaska tundra fires proliferate
Although tundra fires have burned in Alaska in the past, their frequency is increasing as temperatures rise, scientists say
Virtual reality helps scare residents to flee looming storms, research says
Participants who saw virtual reality of a storm were significantly more likely to say they would make home preparations or evacuate than those who saw traditional weather maps or text alerts
OPINION: Want to ward off the apocalypse? Invest in women's health and rights
A world with less population growth offers greater chances of addressing the challenges humanity faces - and investment in women can get us there
Mental stress on rise as coastal towns confront surging climate threats
"One of the harshest realities about climate change is that the future will never be as safe ... and you will never be able to build the way your grandparents did"
UK junior minister suspended after grappling with eco-protester
Mark Field grabbed a demonstrator by the neck and pushed her when a climate-change protest interrupted a speech by Britain's finance minister