In the largest-ever study of glacial lakes, researchers have found that the volume of water in these lakes worldwide has increased by about 50% since 1990
The planet is losing biodiversity at an unprecedented rate, posing grave danger to human health and prosperity, the UN Convention on Biological Diversity warned in its flagship report
The chance of sudden, catastrophic river flooding in the western Himalayas has doubled as climate change leads to an increase in extreme rainfall events
With a range of marine geoengineering field trials moving forward, attention is turning to how research and eventual deployment should be governed globally
Reduced human footprint due to the coronavirus pandemic will not have any effect on global warming unless climate concerns are built into a sustainable recovery
Increasing heat-related deaths due to climate change reveal an unequal world, with people in poorer countries at much higher risk, latest research shows