About 90 percent of glaciers in the Third Pole region are shrinking, accelerated by black carbon being transferred from South Asia to the Tibetan Plateau, a top scientist has warned.

Victorians will face greater danger from heatwaves because of climate change and inadequate planning, a new report says.

Climate-driven disasters such as bushfires and floods have cost Victorian taxpayers more than $4 billion over the last decade, it has emerged, as the Napthine Government released its plan for Victo

A new program of researchled by the Colombo-based International Water Management Institute (IWMI) will provide vital information to help address water and food security issues in Sri Lanka.

Pak-Qatar Takaful Group has successfully completed the construction for 200 families who had lost their homes due to the floods that swept through Pakistan in 2010.

The global population living in flood-prone river basins has increased 114% in the last 40 years, while the number of people located on coastlines exposed to cyclones has risen almost 200%, accordi

At least 16 people have been killed in landslides in a mountainous area north of Rio de Janeiro, after heavy rains.

The experts say the 350-billion-baht projects have not been studied sufficiently and may eventually fail.

Expert warns that people should not be seduced by disaster insurance, saying it is not a panacea for weather-related shocks

Itanagar: Thousands of people led by the Buddhist monks and nuns descended on the streets of Tawang yesterday demanding scrapping of mega hydro projects and to protest against corrupt dealings in the district.

This was third and the biggest in the series of protests which started in April last year initiated by the members of Save Mon Region Federation and Society for Development of Cultural & Education, Sera Monastic University, Karnataka.