Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns

Biodiversity losses are growing, the IUCN reports as summit opens, but green turtle’s recovery ‘reminds us conservation works’

Prof Christian Downie points to the Business Council of Australia and News Corp newspapers as examples of deliberate obstruction

A review of observation-based evidence suggests that four interconnected Earth system tipping elements have moved towards their critical thresholds, highlighting the need for better monitoring and increased mitigation efforts.

Experts say a massive heat wave in the northern Pacific Ocean is the likely reason for the unusually warm temperatures across parts of Canada.

Climate risk assessment find heat-related deaths would surge 450% in Sydney if global heating surpasses 3C

Severe weather warnings remain in place, including alerts for flash flooding in Sydney, and damaging winds and hazardous surf across New South Wales * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Wild weather is lashing Australia’s east coast, with heavy downpours triggering a surge in calls for assistance. Multiple severe weather warnings remain in place on Thursday, including alerts for damaging winds and hazardous surf across New South Wales. Continue reading...

Populations have been falling for decades, even in tracts of forest undamaged by humans. Experts have spent two decades trying to understand what is going on

A new wildfire in Jurupa Valley, 50 miles east of Los Angeles, has threatened homes and businesses in the area and forced evacuations.

More severe weather is forecast for flood-affected Queenslanders, though the Bureau of Meteorology says there may be some relief later this week.

And the enduring resonance of climate satire 'Don't Look Up'