Environment

Days of heavy rain have triggered floods and landslides in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province, leading to the evacuation of more than 70,000 people, leaving at

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fell 30 per cent in February from a year earlier, government data showed Friday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has been affected by a major episode of coral bleaching, the results of which are consistent with patterns of thermal stress

When the Rubimar sank in the Red Sea after an attack by the Houthis, the ship sank carrying 21,000 tonnes of fertiliser, which could trigger

Republican states and industry groups filed three lawsuits challenging a US Environmental Protection Agency rule that tightens air quality standards for soot pollution. The lawsuits

Ocean temperatures reached a record high in February, with a global average sea surface temperature of 21.06 degrees Celsius (69.91 degrees Fahrenheit). The average sea

Malaysia said on Wednesday it would closely monitor changes in European Union rules after the World Trade Organisation ruled this week in favour of an

El Niño weather patterns have begun to weaken but will continue to contribute to above-average temperatures around the world, the World Meteorological Organisation said on

At least 35 people were killed and dozens more injured when freezing rain and sudden snowfall hit remote areas of Pakistan over the weekend. Disaster

The European Union has reached a tentative agreement on a new law to reduce packaging waste and ban single-use plastics such as supermarket bags for