US President Barack Obama is due to unveil what he called "the biggest, most important step we have ever taken" in tackling climate change.

Sea levels could rise by at least six metres (20 feet) in the long term, swamping coasts from Florida to Bangladesh, even if governments achieve their goals for curbing global warming, according to a study.

Torrential rains have become more frequent worldwide since 1980, with Southeast Asia getting the biggest increase in downpours, a scientific study said on Tuesday.

This December, world leaders will meet in Paris for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, where they will hammer out a comprehensive agreement to reduce carbon emissions and stem global warming.

Cleaner air worldwide will save two million lives a year and not only in the most polluted countries, a study finds.

Pope Francis will call for swift action to protect the Earth and fight global warming, according to a leaked draft of the pontiff's encyclical.

Heatwave conditions continue to sweep India where more than 1,100 people have died in the past week, officials say.

A successful carbon offset, or "cap-and-trade," market could play a big part in cutting China's emissions -- and help the world tackle global warming.

NASA scientists says the remnants of the Larsen B ice shelf, much of which already disintegrated back in 2002 will completely collapse by 2020, reports The Washington Post

The warnings could not have been more severe: a monster named Haiyan was coming, a storm carrying rains at wind speeds no one on Earth had ever seen or felt before, so strong it could sweep the sea inland.

A breakthrough in the development of temperature- resilient beans could help sustain a vital source of protein for millions of people around the globe

Climate change may have "huge impact" on China, reducing crop yields, harming the environment, warns country's top weather scientist

Climate top weather scientist have warned that change could have a "huge impact" on China, reducing crop yields and harming the environment

Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean falls to the lowest recorded level for the winter season, according to US scientists

International Energy Agency's data shows the growth in global carbon emissions stalled last year

The tiny hut at the edge of the sea is barely large enough for Bokul Mondol and his family. The water took everything else from them, and one day it may take this, too.