Fire hazard: Children struggle to breathe as smoke chokes Amazon city

At Porto Velho health centres, lines of concerned parents waiting to get treatment for their children have lengthened as Amazon fires have escalated

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As the climate shifts, Central America confronts a deadly dengue outbreak

"We are going to see more big outbreaks and we are going to see them in new places," researchers warn

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Boost for global climate fund as rich states pledge fresh billions

Donors make new pledges in a sign of approval for the work of the Green Climate Fund ahead of a pledging conference later this year

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More people, less water? Scientists see risks on upper Nile

Population growth and climate shifts are likely to combine to bring worsening water scarcity, scientists say

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Satellite data shows hunger looming in Senegal, Mauritania

The maps show large areas of barren pastures, which means animals will die, stripping owners of their sole source of food and income

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Formula One's Lewis Hamilton joins climate race with vegan burger chain

Neat Burger aims to disrupt the non-sustainable food industry and hopes to open 14 restaurants globally in the next two years

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Don't dismiss regenerated forests as 'green deserts', scientists say

A new study shows that replanted and naturally re-grown forests can support insects and plants in a similar way to older trees

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From Yemen to South Sudan, climate and water stress seen worsening conflict

"I don't see big, shooting wars but I think you will have an increasing frequency of very localised conflicts and tensions"

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Are water shortages driving migration? Researchers dispel myths

Often water is just one reason why people choose to move, and when they do, many don't travel far

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INTERVIEW-Ocean treaty needed to tackle 'deep trouble', says UN envoy

The oceans are increasingly threatened by global warming, acidification and pollution, and the impacts will affect us all, warned the U.N. oceans envoy

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Indigenous people under threat from Indonesia's plan to move capital

Thousands of indigenous people may be uprooted from their ancestral lands as large areas of forests are cleared to make way for Indonesia's new capital

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China Silk Road plan needs clean investment safeguards - study

On their current trajectory, emissions from the 126 countries in the Belt and Road region could push global warming to 2.7C, even if the rest of the world makes an effort to stick to agreed limits

Disapproval of Bolsonaro presidency jumps amid Amazon crisis -poll

The Datafolha polling institute found that 51% of Brazilians thought Bolsonaro had done a bad or terrible job responding to the Amazon fires

As Dorian nears, Florida nursing homes face heat for lacking generators

190,000 people in the aging state live in nursing homes and assisted-living facilities

Swedish teen climate activist takes school strike to gates of United Nations

Thunberg was joined by other young activists as she called for action from world leaders gathering in New York next month

Slave to sachets: How poverty worsens the plastics crisis in the Philippines

Plastic sachets of goods give some of the poorest people in Asia access to everyday essentials in affordable small portions - but its fuelling a pollution crisis

Pope urges politicians to take 'drastic measures' on climate change

Francis issued his appeal ahead of the United Nations Climate Action Summit this month in New York

OPINION: Unfortunately, the Amazon isn’t the only forest fire story

Instead of focusing our attention on fires that have already started, we would be better off paying more attention to prevention

OPINION: Avoiding an urban 'slash and burn': The perils of moving Indonesia's capital

If countries abandon their unregulated urban messes to go after virgin land to build megacities, the environmental pressures will increase

Power to all the people - without heating up the planet

The Green Climate Fund is enabling investment to bridge East Africa's energy gap with affordable, off-grid renewables