The United Nations has warned that more than 15 million people in Ethiopia will be in need of food aid by the beginning of 2016 because...
The UK has recorded record temperatures above 40C for the first time, heightening concern over the impact of global climate change. Thermometers hit 40.3C at Coningsby...
Record-breaking heatwaves in north-west India and Pakistan are 100 times more likely to occur because of climate change, according to a new study by the UK’s...
More heavy rainfall has brought havoc to the New Zealand city of Auckland, downing trees, flooding homes and closing major roads. Weather watchers said more than...
Flash floods in north Queensland have led to an entire town being evacuated and people trapped on a hospital roof. Thousands have been evacuated but others...
In Ukraine’s north-east, Russia has recently deployed an estimated 100,000 troops in renewed attacks. But it is the increasingly sophisticated drone attacks that are particularly feared....
Subscribe to BBC News www.youtube.com/bbcnews The disappearance of the Aral Sea in Central Asia is one of the world’s greatest man-made disasters. In Kazakhstan, with the...
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