Climate

The activists wrote "1.5 is dead" in orange over the surface of the white marble gravestone.

Leisa Elliott's property may look "derelict" but it still brings her joy, she says.

Six simultaneous blazes that have ripped across Los Angeles County neighbourhoods since Tuesday have killed at least 16 people as of late Saturday local time.

The largest of the blazes has spread toward previously untouched neighborhoods, forcing new evacuations and dimming hopes the disaster was coming under control.

Last year was the world's hottest since records began, with global temperatures exceeding 1.5C above pre-industrial times.

Southern California was underwater less than a year ago. Now, the weather pendulum has swung the other way. Audio

Switching out concrete and other construction materials for carbon-sucking alternatives could store the equivalent of half of all human-made carbon emissions in 2021.

Los Angeles is experiencing what's already been declared by some as the worst fires in its history.

The great rainmaker, La Niña, could be back for the fourth time in five years, increasing the prospect of a soaking start to 2025. Video

It's a decision incoming president Donald Trump may find difficult to reverse.

High winds have put Interislander sailings on hold, with more than 1000 passengers affected.

Forecasters warned that temperatures could reach 45C in some parts of Victoria, prompting fire bans.

"Over half of all international visitors, and 80 percent of New Zealanders, come and visit our stunning landscapes and protected areas every year."

A marine heat wave has killed approximately half of Alaska's common murre population, marking the largest recorded die-off of a single species in modern history, research has found.

Methane is escaping from below the seafloor in Antarctica - what are the potential implications for further warming of the planet?