A powerful category three cyclone is headed for the far-north of Queensland in Australia.

Environmental violations in India by mining giant Adani will be the subject of a Federal Court case challenging the company's development of Australia's largest coal project.

Cyclone Pam's impact may not be restricted to devastating the island nation of Vanuatu – it may also have boosted the likelihood of an El Nino event for later this year, the Bureau of Meteorology s

Lion body parts used as trophies from hunting will no longer be allowed to be imported or exported, environment minister Greg Hunt says

A tropical cyclone off Western Australia's northwest coast that has already forced port authorities to close two ports will intensify before making landfall, the national weather bureau said on Thu

Executive director Héla Cheikhrouhou says governments cannot stipulate how money is spent, contradicting earlier claim by environment minster Greg Hunt

A new study suggests that increases in atmospheric CO2 could intensify extreme droughts in tropical and subtropical regions -- such as Australia, the southwest and central United States, and southe

Residents in parts of Western Australia and Queensland have been warned to prepare for stormy weather as two cyclones develop offshore.

(Reuters) - Japan's weather bureau said on Tuesday that the possibility of an El Nino pattern forming by summer is higher than the 50 percent it projected in its previous monthly forecast.

The Great Barrier Reef risks being officially listed as “in danger” unless Australia provides greater funding to reduce pollution and widens a ban on dumping sediment into the reef’s waters, enviro