Governments urged to use COVID-19 stimulus to adapt to climate threats
Adaptation to extreme weather and rising seas has lagged behind as warming impacts worsen, but pandemic recovery is an opportunity to catch up, say U.N. officials
Global temperatures in 2020 among highest on record -WMO
Temperatures in 2020 tied with 2016 as the warmest year since records began despite a drop in fossil fuel emissions amid the coronavirus pandemic
Piped water boosts women's health, happiness and income in rural Zambia
With running water close to home, women in two Zambian villages gain four hours per week for other activities, study finds
'Science Moms' campaign seeks to make climate change personal for Americans
Campaign aims to harness mothers' concern for their children to spur lagging action on climate change in the United States
Ocean 100: Profits from world's seas dominated by 100 companies
Firms profiting the most from the oceans, like Saudi Aramco and Brazil's Petrobras, generated $1.1 trillion in revenues in 2018
Solving climate crisis will be at center of Biden's job agenda -Deese
Brian Deese, incoming director of National Economic Council, says US president-elect will also make good on quickly bringing together world's top emitters of greenhouse gases
Climate activist Greta Thunberg to feature on Swedish stamps
Youth climate activist Greta Thunberg will feature on a set of stamps issued by Sweden's postal service PostNord
'Ecological Ponzi scheme' threatens to bring down humanity, scientists warn
Scientists say failing politics and a focus on short-term economic gains is accelerating biodiversity loss, climate change and over-consumption and pushing societies toward breakdown
If I were president... From climate change to hunger, celebs state their priorities
Climate change, racial equality and coronavirus are among top issues cited by celebrities asked what they would tackle if elected leader
Africa's Great Green Wall aims for fresh growth spurt after sluggish start
As climate extremes and human practices degrade land in the Sahel, donors boost backing for a major initiative to halt desertification that is lagging behind its goals