Global warming
UN backs world court climate opinion, Israel, US among few to oppose
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the vote, in which 28 countries abstained, underscored that governments are responsible for protecting citizens from the "escalating climate crisis."
China finds bigger role as US sidesteps Brazil climate summit - analysis
Israeli breakthrough: The technology that could save the planet from global warming
Air conditioning: Controlling the weather living in a brutally hot country - comment
Higher temperatures may contribute to alcohol and drug disorders - study
A new study suggests that high temperatures may be responsible for higher numbers of alcohol and drug related hospital visits.
Rising temperatures raise demand for solutions in Gulf nations
With temperatures soaring around the Persian Gulf, steps are being taken to cool things down, including introducing environmentally friendly laws and planting millions of trees.
G20 leaders can stop climate change if rules change, UN chief says
The UN chief also called on G20 leaders to ensure a stimulus of at least $500 billion per year towards meeting the Sustainable Development Goals.
Pope decries 'terrible world war' on environment, announces new writing
Calling nature a "sacred gift from the creator," the pope urged people to take the side of the "victims of environmental and climatic injustice."
Emperor penguins in Antarctica are threatened by loss of sea ice
Sea ice in Antartica is steadily declining, threatening emperor penguin colonies which rely on sea ice for their breeding cycles.
Pacific island sea levels rising faster than global average, WMO says
El Niño, a warming of water surface temperatures in the eastern and central Pacific Ocean that returned this year, would strongly affect the region.
Europe space chief warns over political wavering on climate
Scientists say climate change is making heatwaves more frequent, intense, and likely to happen across seasons, not just in what was regarded as the summer months.
No quick fix to reverse Antarctic sea ice loss as warming intensifies - scientists
This year's sea ice minimum is 20% lower than the average over the last 40 years, equivalent to a sea ice loss nearly 10 times the area of New Zealand.
Surge in ocean temperatures threatens marine, human lives - scientists
Climate change report says more than 80% of the global population experienced heat conditions that would have been statistically unlikely without human-induced climate change.
Global boiling: How Israel urgently needs to adapt to climate change
"If we don't deal with [climate change], Israel will be a very unpleasant place to live in the next decade or two," Prof. Colin Price, head of Tel Aviv University's PlanNet Zero
