Pope Francis was quick to grasp the risks posed by climate change. But his tenure showed humanity’s limits in confronting the peril.

What are consequences of leaving an African country’s oil in the ground?

What are consequences of leaving an African country’s oil in the ground?

Across Africa, the policies of the Trump administration are already having profound consequences for some of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people.

Scientists on Friday confirmed that 2024 was the first to surpass a dangerous warming threshold of 1.5 Celsius that nations had pledged not to cross.

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The Pacific Palisades fire erupted in a way that residents knew could happen, but are never prepared for.

Famine and ethnic cleansing stalk Sudan. Yet the gold trade is booming, enriching generals and propelling the fight.

Instead, global temperatures remain at near-record levels.

The political roller-coaster of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration then suspension of martial law was extreme even by the standards of South Korea.

Delegates from more than 170 countries huddled for a week of marathon negotiations but came up short on delivering a treaty.

Negotiators from nearly 200 nations made a nonbinding commitment that wealthy nations would aim to provide $300 billion annually by 2035 to help poorer nations.

Warmer temperatures are fueling drought, making it harder for Zambia and other developing nations to generate hydropower.