The lowest temperature in two decades presents a contradiction in a world ravaged by human-induced global warming that has seen the mercury rise to record winter levels.
SpaceX rocket will conduct the first high-definition global survey of Earth's surface waters as it was listed by the National Research Council among one of 15 missions NASA should undertake in the coming decade.
A report released by an environmental and human rights organisation reveals that 96 percent of the oil and gas industry is expanding despite “Net-Zero” climate pledges.
While receiving praise for the creation of a "loss and damage" fund, COP27 has been criticised over a failure to push further efforts on cutting emissions to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Here is a look at the main issues on the table at the COP27 talks and how they might be reflected in a final agreement.
Inclusion of the agenda item "reflects a sense of solidarity and empathy for the suffering of the victims of climate induced disasters," said COP27 President Sameh Shukri of Egypt.
The ClimateMusic Project takes scientific data about climate change and converts it into music to raise awareness and inspire action.
Passenger cars are a major polluter, accounting for 61 percent of total CO2 emissions from all vehicles in the EU
International climate pledges remain far off track to limit rising temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius, says a UN, less than two weeks ahead of high-stakes negotiations to tackle global warming.
UN chief Guterres has called on the most polluting countries to act on the loss and damage they have wreaked.
The country smashed its all-time temperature record in July, when the mercury topped 40 degrees Celsius for the first time ever.
Researchers fear billions of people will be overexposed to extremely dangerous temperatures "in a way that we just fundamentally haven't seen".
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