'Climate Guardian' Sentinel-6 satellite, jointly developed by Europe and the United States has been launched. The satellite will greatly help scientists keep track of the rise in global sea levels, one of the most daunting effects of climate change.

'Climate Guardian' Sentinel-6 satellite blasts off on ocean mission

New research on the connection between climate change and winter drownings has found that reported drowning deaths are increasing exponentially in areas with warmer winters.

Climate change is making winter ice more dangerous

The ice melt has already contributed more than eight millimetres to global sea levels

Greenland glaciers: Melting of ice caps driven by wind shift, ocean currents

Scientists have been warning for years that climate change is a very real threat that mankind faces. But many, including prominent world leaders have ignored this.

Reducing greenhouse gas emission even to zero won't stop global warming: Study

Heavy rain effectively shut down Manila, the sprawling capital of 12 million people, and surrounding areas.

Typhoon Vamco lashes the Philippines, paralyses parts of Manila

Global temperatures boosted by climate change will still be higher than usual despite the cooling effect of a "moderate to strong" La Nina weather phenomenon, the UN said Thursday.

2020 to rank among hottest years on record despite ‘La Nina’ cooling, UN says

The number of dead seals found washed ashore on the coast of Namibia has risen to more than 7,000, non-profit group Ocean Conservation Namibia (OCN) said on Friday.

More than 7,000 dead seals found along Namibian beach

Scientists in a study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society Journal said that half of Great Barrier Reef's corals had died in last 25 years. Climate change is severely affecting the world-heritage listed reef off Australia's northeastern coast.

Great Barrier Reef lost half of its corals in 25 years

The arctic ice cover is disappearing and within decades there could be no ice covering the arctic during the summer months. Scientists are racing against time to save and protest the fragile arctic ecosystem.

Can we save the arctic from destruction? Scientists race to save arctic ecosystem | WION News

An environmental disaster of a yet-to-be-determined cause is looming over Russia's eastern Kamchatka region as locals of the area report encountering dozens of dead sea animals

Russia: Dozens of dead sea animals found

The year 2020 is the hottest in the Antarctic Peninsula in the past three decades, a study by the University of Santiago de Chile has said. The Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost part of Antarctica, where there are scientific and military bases from several countries, including Argentina, Chile and Britain.

Antarctic Peninsula at warmest in decades, study says

The European Space Agency has revealed that two of the main glaciers in Antarctica, Pine Island and Thwaites Glaciers, are fracturing faster than ever before. The glaciers are at Amundsen Sea Embayment and are one of the most important glaciers of the continent.

Antarctica's most important glaciers depleting faster than ever: Study

United under Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, young people rallied across the world on Friday to demand urgent action to halt catastrophic climate change, in their first global action during the coronavirus pandemic.

'Urgent action': Greta Thunberg and other youth climate protests make a return

Climate activists unveiled a huge countdown clock on Saturday, showing how little time is left before global temperatures hit a critical high, to kick off a week of climate action in New York.

The 'Climate Clock', which tells us the time we have to save the world

Researchers with the National Snow and Ice Data Center said the minimum was most likely reached on Sept. 15, with 1.44 million square miles of ocean covered in ice.

Arctic sea ice melts to second lowest level on record

WION Dispatch: Climate activists unveil climate clock in New York

A new report of the UN on the state of nature talks about how the international community collectively missed a critical deadline to safeguard biodiversity.

UN report: World missed a critical deadline to safeguard biodiversity

With climate change driving up Arctic temperatures, the once-solid sea ice cover has been shrinking to stark, new lows in recent years.

Climate Change: Big chunk of ice breaks away from Spalte glacier

A new study has revealed that nearly 47 glacier lakes in the Himalayas are at risk of flooding due to rising temperatures and excessive melting of snow. Watch report.

Danger looms over snow-capped mountains: Melting of snow expanding glacier lakes

The global climate crisis could see more than a billion people displaced from their homes in the next 30 years, according to a new report. The report released on Wednesday blamed ecological disasters drive mass migrations and greater armed conflict for this.

Climate crisis could displace 1.2 billion people by 2050, report warns

Concentrations of greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere hit a record high this year, a United Nations report showed on Wednesday.

Greenhouse gases hit new record despite lockdowns

Environmental activists say the lure of such riches has encouraged illegal miners like Franchinis, adding to the growing deforestation in the region

Illegal miners dig for gold in Brazil | Amazon tropical rainforests | South America

Two of the three largest wildfires ever recorded in California have scorched through more than 1m acres, displaced more than 100,000 people

California wildfire death toll up to seven; Scorched over 1 Mn acres

Describing the ice loss as "staggering," the group found that melting glaciers and ice sheets could cause sea levels to rise dramatically

Earth has lost 28 Trillion tonnes of ice since 1994 due to global warming

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