Text message alerts prove life saver in flood-hit Nepal
"The water swept away food, clothes, kitchen utensils and everything I kept inside, apart from the beds"
China launches 8,000 water clean-up projects worth $100 bln in H1
Large amounts of China's water have been rendered unusable as a result of poorly regulated industrial expansion
As climate change gathers pace, is livestock a problem or solution?
About 750 million people in low- and middle-income countries depend on livestock farming, which provides them with food, fuel, income and social security
Cleaner air, cooler buildings: urban trees save megacities millions
"Trees are immeasurably important for human wellbeing and biodiversity, the underpinning of our quality of life"
Harvard researchers say Exxon misled public on climate science
The authors said that while Exxon scientists acknowledged burning fossil fuels caused global temperatures to rise, the company's position remained different
INTERVIEW-Lakes, trees vital to health of India's growing cities – author
In Indian cities, impoverished families rely on nature for things like fruit, fodder and medicinal plants
Typhoon batters Hong Kong and south China, three dead in Macau
Hato is first category 10 storm to hit Hong Kong since typhoon Vicente in 2012
Mudslide at Guinea rubbish dump kills at least eight
Shifting rainfall patterns, rampant deforestation and expanding urban populations are increasing the risk of deadly mudslides across west and central Africa
Hong Kong braces for typhoon Hato, some flights cancelled
Rough seas with swells were expected with maximum sustained wind speeds near Hato's centre of 120 kph
Agriculture a culprit in global warming, says U.S. research
While soil absorbs carbon in organic matter from plants and trees as they decompose, agriculture has helped deplete that carbon accumulation in the ground