'A sly thief': Rising heat steals jobs and lives in eastern India

Heatwaves - set to worsen as climate change strengthens - are cutting working hours and income, with the poor struggling to stay cool

Featured in: Rising heat

Disaster hacks: South American cities harness tech and nature to tackle flooding

Using sensors, green areas, better planning and more advice from communities, cities are battling growing flood risk

Featured in: Floods and climate change

Tech route to greener cities only 'smart' if residents follow

Cities find they need to invest in communicating how cutting-edge efforts to fight climate change will benefit citizens, to deploy them effectively

Featured in: Climate change and cities

Energy-short South Sudan powers up - but with fossil fuels

The capital Juba has a new power plant run on diesel fuel - but backers argue it's cleaner than running the city on diesel generators

Mobile phone warnings set to aid climate-vulnerable Somali nomads

Hit by droughts, then floods, Somalia's pastoralists face huge climate risks - but mobile phone warnings could help, backers say

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Concern over U.S. climate action grows among Republican voters, survey shows

Two-thirds of Americans said U.S. President Donald Trump's administration was "doing too little" to reduce the effects of climate change

Red Cross boosts disaster-prone communities with blockchain 'cash'

The technology allows slumdwellers and rural villagers with simple mobile phones to effectively create their own local currencies to bootstrap development

Featured in: Climate finance

INTERVIEW-Moroccan scientist hunts for resilient plants to feed a warming Middle East

Food security is an acute concern for Gulf countries that rely on imports of staple grains from other nations that could themselves experience shortages

Featured in: Food and climate change

Mental health at risk as California wildfire threat grows

"This whole county has PTSD, depression. Everybody could use some counseling," says one survivor of California's Paradise wildfire

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'Creeping silent crisis' seen menacing world's crops

Nearly 67% of wheat, 64% of maize and 19% of rice could be in areas with extremely high water stress by 2040

Featured in: Food and climate change

Poor women take the strain as climate change pushes men to leave home

The burden on women is increasing as they are left to take care of their children and land, while men who leave cannot provide consistent support

Featured in: Women and climate change

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Global temperature rises could bring 'destructive' effects, U.N. says

"It's going to be really, really challenging. The longer you wait, the more difficult it becomes"

Without better flood protection, Venice risks loss of heritage status

Growing damage to the historic city could imperil its status, UNESCO warns, as a flood protection system remains delayed

Featured in: Culture and climate change

Asian pulp giants pressed to paper over rivalry to save rainforest

The paper and pulp industry needs to follow palm oil companies in teaming up to tackle deforestation, green experts say

Featured in: Forests and climate change

Dirty fuels kill millions as investment in clean cooking runs short

Three billion people cook with dirty fuels on open fires or stoves that produce high levels of carbon monoxide, killing four million people annually

Wealth alone won't save countries from climate change

The global economy will contract by 3% by mid-century as the planet warms, with countries in North America faring the best and countries in Africa the worst, says a new study

Featured in: Loss and damage

Extinction Rebellion aims to turn up political heat with hunger strikes

Young strikers aim to put pressure on politicians for faster action on climate change

OPINION: The business case for climate-friendly tech

The global environmental sensor market, as just one example, is already proliferating and expecting to be a $3 billion annual market in under ten years

OPINION: Solar and battery storage: A clean solution to a dirty problem

Revolution is possible in the next few years to develop products and business models that can replace privately operated back-up generators at scale

OPINION: Investors: the new guardians of the environment

Many investors have long appreciated the need to protect the planet. They are uniquely placed to change the world for the better – if they use the right tools.