Pope Francis waves inside the Popemobile during his pastoral visit in Naples, Italy, March 21, 2015. The Catholic leader has called acting on climate change "an ethical imperative." Reuters

Dodoma — THE government is determined to mitigate the effects of climate change through its National Climate Change Strategy of 2012 that directs agriculture, water, mining and energy sectors to ta

Scientists have bred 30 new varieties of "heat-beating" beans designed to provide protein for the world's poor in the face of global warming, researchers announced on Wednesday.

(Reuters) - Strong winds and unusually hot weather in southern Chile are fueling out-of-control forest fires, which are consuming large swaths of national parks and ancient woodland parched by a pr

A prolonged burst of heat across inland Australia earlier this month set late-season records at dozens of weather sites and will probably have worsened drought conditions, the Bureau of Meteorology

A pioneering solar-powered water distribution system is improving access to potable water in a region of Far North Cameroon beset by drought, water-related illness and an influx of refugees fleeing

New climate change forecasts from the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) show how Austrian agriculture will be affected by climate change.

Without better local management, world's most iconic ecosystems are at risk of collapse under climate change, warn researchers.

March brought less than an inch of rain to Los Angeles, a harbinger of an extended drought
Near record highs will accompany dry weather as LA's rainy season dribbles to a close