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Debris on Cocos (Keeling) Islands was mostly bottles, cutlery, bags and straws, but also included 977,000 shoes, study says

Some Western red cedars are struggling after repeated bouts of drought conditions and experts say expect the tree to vanish for good in spots with shallow, dry, rocky soil.

Overall, the 12 months ending in April were the wettest 12-month period on record in the United States, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, whose records on the subject go back to 1895.

Indigenous Australians from low-lying islands in the Torres Strait argue that the government, by failing to act on climate change, has violated their fundamental right to maintain their culture.

Scientists have identified a spike in ‘vagrant’ species of fish including damselfish, wrasse and triggerfish

The Ranavirus virus has been found in a turtle in Hamilton's Cootes Paradise wetland. It generally leads to organ failure and death within four weeks.

On Tuesday, the city’s Assembly is receiving the 106-page document, which outlines everything from transportation recommendations to emission reduction targets.

Due to the recent devastating drought, soybean production in Uruguay is forecast to drop to 1.7 million tons in 2017-18, according to an April 30 Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

There was plenty of sunshine around Iceland on the last day of April, and the temperature hit 19°C at Þingvellir, Skagafjörður, and Bíldudalur.

Permafrost in some areas of the Canadian Arctic is thawing so fast that it's gulping up the equipment left there to study it.

Earthquake activity near a California volcano has been linked to snowmelt. Researchers at U.S. Geological Survey studied data from 1984 to 2017.

If climate change continues at its current pace, the famous Snæfellsjökull glacier in West Iceland will be all-but completely gone by 2050.

Researchers have determined that, when ground ice is thicker, reindeer make for the coast. They don't eat kelp when they don't have to.

UChicago grad student analyzes ecosystem changes due to climate change on clams, snails, worms, crabs, urchins, starfish and more

Warming trend means Arkansas River won't meet demand.

Since 1972, the giant island’s ice sheet has lost 11 quadrillion pounds of water.

As their population grows worldwide, the birds are destroying the habitat of other waterfowl.

A team of researchers at York University has warned that the American bumblebee is facing imminent extinction from Canada, and this could lead to “cascading impacts” throughout the country.

The Pacific Ocean off the California coast is mixed up, and so are many of the animals that live there.

“Climate change is happening faster than it’s ever happened before in our record,” Utquiagvik-based NOAA scientist Bryan Thomas said. “We’re right in the middle of it.”