Cities are sucking our countryside dry, scientists say
Globally at least 16 billion cubic meters of water - almost the annual flow of the Colorado River in the United States - are pumped out of the countryside into cities every year
Trump signs orders targeting states' power to slow energy projects
Trump's orders direct his Environmental Protection Agency to change a part of the U.S. clean water law that has allowed states to delay natural gas, coal and oil projects on environmental grounds
As drought bites, Thai cities urged to rein in festive water fights
The Songkran annual festival is known as the world's biggest water fight
Climate goals could sink oil demand from mid 2020s - asset manager
The impact of moves to ensure global temperature rise remains below 2 degrees could be such that, by the early 2040s, oil demand would have dropped by around 40 percent, says Legal and General
US Midwest floods prompting workers to migrate to safer ground: LinkedIn data
Workers would likely move to such cities as Denver, Dallas-Fort Worth, Phoenix and Seattle
'Life-threatening' blizzard bears down on north-central U.S.
The blizzard is pushing into the Plains states, raising the threat of more flooding in areas still recovering from a deluge last month
Millions in central U.S. brace for 'life-threatening' blizzards, potential floods
Storm threatens to bring new flooding to the Plains states including parts of South Dakota and Missouri that are still recovering from last month's inundation
From fake rice to deadly medicine, African firm takes on counterfeiters
When African farmers are tricked into buying fake seed, they can see harvests slashed, their families hungry and loans unpaid
New World Bank boss vows to keep climate goals, evolve China relationship
Malpass has pledged to step up the lender's anti-poverty mission
Powerful, 'abnormal' rains lash Rio de Janeiro, at least six dead
Brazil's second largest city has declared a state of emergency after the storm