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Image copyright Spl Image caption Coral reefs are threatened by the acidification of the oceans Climate change is devastating our seas and frozen regions as never before, a major new United Nations report warns. According to a UN panel of scientists, waters are rising, the ice is melting, and species are moving habitat due to …

Image copyright Spl Image caption Coral reefs are threatened by the acidification of the oceans From mountain top to ocean deep, climate change is devastating our seas and frozen regions as never before. Scientists on a UN panel report today that the waters are rising, the ice is melting, and species are moving, due to …

Officer escalated situation Re: “Shift noted in police prosecutions — Murder indictments for 4 officers in 3 years buck national trend,” Sunday news story. Burglary is not a capital offense. No one is executed for sneaking into someone’s apartment and stealing their TV. So, when Amber Guyger decides to not back away from the door of …

By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent. Monaco Image copyright RobertH82 Image caption Melting in Greenland and Antarctica is contributing significantly to sea level rise It will be the clearest declaration yet on how an overheating world is hammering our oceans and frozen regions. Scientists from the IPCC have been meeting in Monaco to finalise a report …

The government is setting up a £1bn fund for innovators to develop technologies that will help developing countries tackle climate change issues. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to call for greater global action to tackle the twin threats of climate change and biodiversity loss at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Some …

Image copyright Getty Images The signs and impacts of global heating are speeding up, the latest science on climate change, published ahead of key UN talks in New York, says. The data, compiled by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), says the five-year period from 2014 to 2019 is the warmest on record. Sea-level rise has …

From small island nations such as Kiribati to war-torn countries such as Afghanistan and across the United States, young people left their classrooms to demand that governments act with more urgency to wean the world off fossil fuels and cut carbon dioxide emissions. “Oceans are rising and so are we,” read the sign that 13-year-old …

CBSNews.com Live Video HD 1 Millions of people are skipping school and work around the world to protest climate change. They are demanding “an end to the age of fossil fuels.” Climate activist Greta Thunberg is one of thousands participating in the New York City march. Thousands joined in marches in New York City, Chicago, …

Image copyright Getty Images A record amount of new offshore wind power has been announced in the UK. The new projects will power more than seven million homes at a lower-than-expected cost. The government says the wind farms represent a breakthrough, typically generating electricity without subsidy. Environmentalists are delighted – but they warn ministers are …

Image copyright AFP Getting countries to cut down greenhouse gases that cause global warming is proving an uphill task. But convincing them to clean their air for public health has been easier – and that could help fight climate change as well, UN officials have told the BBC. They say an international effort to cut …