The Latest Breaking News on Climate

Extreme heat affecting nearly 23m people across US south-west and pushing Texas’s electrical grid to the limit

It would be the first in 20 years.

Dry, tropical forests are often overshadowed in popular and scientific perception by wet and tall rainforests. They are less obviously charismatic or exotic and so may seem less important. But dry tropical forests are vital ecosystems that support the livelihoods of millions of people.

Approval of a huge renewable-energy project could establish Australia as a leader in the field, but there's no start date in sight for the solar farm.

The Met Office has issued a brand new weather warning for 60 mph winds across much of Central and Southern Scotland.

The data is clear: The village of Loving in the Permian Basin has been hit hard by waves of pollutants from Big Oil, yet the EPA hasn't acted to force a cleanup.

Criticism arises over lack of inclusivity in international treaty negotiations on plastic pollution in Bangkok.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is widely viewed as a staunch environmentalist, but his record on Line 3 haunts him

Approvals for new coal-fired power plants have dropped sharply in China after a flurry of permits in the previous two years raised concern about the government’s commitment to limiting climate change

Experts meet in Bangkok this week to advance what would be the first international treaty to tackle the surging problem of plastic pollution

Thousands of firefighters are deployed as an all time record for acres burned – and it’s only August. Now some worry about the long months ahead