Germany can expect more intense weather extremes, warns climate expert

Europe is seeing average temperatures rise faster than the other continents, which is fuelling more heatwaves as well as increasing the risk of drought, fires and storms, says a leading German climate researcher.

NEW YORK (AP) — In the opening scene of American writer Kim Stanley Robinson's "The Ministry for the Future," a heat wave combined with a breakdown of the electrical grid in India kills 20 million people. The devastation causes the world's nations to unite to combat climate change. Scientists have long warned that the

Meteorologists warn El Nino could contribute to record global temperatures and the hottest year ever in 2027

More South Korean municipalities are introducing so-called “climate insurance,” a new kind of social safety net designed to compensate residents for some of the health and financial costs of extreme weather. Busan said Sunday that it plans to amend a municipal ordinance to lay the legal groundwork for providing adminis