UN POISED TO MOVE AHEAD WITH LANDMARK TREATY TO PROTECT HIGH SEAS

Despite such uncertainties, conservation groups say the heightened focus on oceans is a sign of progress... READ MORE›

CALIFORNIA BURNS AS THOMAS FIRE BECOMES STATE'S THIRD-LARGEST

Thousands more Californians are on the move with forcible evacuations in Santa Barbara as the Thomas fire lashes towards the ocean, whipped by high winds... READ MORE›

CALIFORNIA FIRES: WHY IS EVERYTHING BURNING?

Ferocious winds in Southern California have whipped up explosive wildfires, burning a psychiatric hospital and scores of other structures... READ MORE›

AMERICAN LEADERS SHOULD READ THEIR OFFICIAL CLIMATE SCIENCE REPORT

What the report also shows is that the biggest uncertainty in future climate change is us... READ MORE›

THE WORLD'S BIGGEST GRAVE ROBBERY: ASIA'S DISAPPEARING WWII SHIPWRECKS

And one of Australia's most treasured ships, light cruiser HMAS Perth, has also been ripped up... READ MORE›

INDIA'S FIRST ALL-FEMALE MILITARY CREW CIRCUMNAVIGATING THE WORLD ARRIVES IN AUSTRALIA

Cape Horn is already notorious for it's high seas and rough weathers, she said... READ MORE›

PACIFIC ISLANDERS CALL FOR AUSTRALIA NOT TO FUND ADANI COALMINE

Australia needs to make a stronger contribution to fight climate change and its impacts, the report says... READ MORE›

WHAT DOES A SEXIST GOOGLE ENGINEER TEACH US ABOUT WOMEN IN SCIENCE?

She is also a lead author of the upcoming Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special report on ocean and cryosphere... READ MORE›

10,000 HOMES, COMPANIES AND FARMS STILL LACK POWER AFTER STORMS

While the vast amount are still dealing with the impact of ex-hurricane Ophelia, ESB Networks said some of those cut off were affected by Storm Brian... READ MORE›

HEAVY WINDS COULD FELL TREES, CAUSE POWER OUTAGES SUNDAY ACROSS EASTERN ONTARIO

The special weather statement does not apply to Ottawa, although rain and winds of up to 60 kilometres an hour could still strike the national capital Sunday... READ MORE›

CALIFORNIA'S WILDFIRES ARE THE DEADLY FLIP SIDE OF THIS YEAR'S RAINFALL

They meshed like gears to pull dry air and high winds into northern California, Anderson said... READ MORE›

U.S. TIES RECORD FOR COSTLY WEATHER

There have been 15 costly disasters through September, tying 2011 for the most billion-dollar weather disasters for the first nine months of a year... READ MORE›

RAIN IN MEXICO ACCOMPANIED BY FALLING FISH

MEXICO CITY - Civil defense officials in northeast Mexico say a light rain was accompanied by small fish that fell from the sky... READ MORE›

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STORM AILEEN SET TO BATTER BRITAIN WITH 75MPH WINDS

UK weather Storm Aileen set to batter Britain with 75mph winds... READ MORE›

18TH CENTURY CHINESE IMPERIAL SEAL SELLS FOR RECORD 21M IN PARIS

Data from an automated buoy showed that it rose on Feb 4, 2013 in the North Atlantic, the World Meteorological Organization said... READ MORE›

SHOCKING: WORLD RECORD 199-MILE-LONG LIGHTNING BOLT REPORTED

Both records were certified by the World Meteorological Organization, which is in charge of documenting such things... READ MORE›

AIRASIA PLANE MISSING WITH 162 ABOARD

On July 17, another Malaysia Airlines flight, also a Boeing 777, was shot down over rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine while on a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur... READ MORE›

ENVIRONMENTAL RECORDS SHATTERED AS CLIMATE CHANGE 'PLAYS OUT BEFORE US'

Temperatures, sea levels and carbon dioxide all hit milestones amid extreme weather in 2015, major international 'state of the climate' report finds... READ MORE›

CLIMATE CHANGE IN 2016: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY | JOHN ABRAHAM

This past year had so many stories involving human-caused climate change - it will be forever in our memories... READ MORE›

BRITISH SECOND WORLD WAR SHIPS IN JAVA SEA DESTROYED BY ILLEGAL SCAVENGING

Some 900 Dutch sailors died in the battle, including Rear Admiral Karel Doorman, a war hero in the Netherlands... READ MORE›

MYSTERY OVER DUTCH WW2 SHIPWRECKS VANISHED FROM JAVA SEA BED

Three Dutch World War Two ships considered war graves have vanished from the bottom of the Java Sea, the Dutch defence ministry says... READ MORE›

DEEP FREEZE, EXTREME WEATHER GRIP MUCH OF CANADA AS WINTER ROARS IN

In Prince Edward Island, Environment Canada has issued wind, snow squall or storm surge warnings... READ MORE›

DREAMING OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS? SNOW EXPECTED TO BLANKET MOST OF CANADA

Chief meteorologist Chris Scott says large swaths of the country will get at least two centimetres of snow on the ground on Christmas morning... READ MORE›

HAS THE MYSTERY OF THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE FINALLY BEEN SOLVED?

ALL SECTIONS More Has the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle finally been solved?... READ MORE›

FURY AS AIRASIA FAMILIES SHOWN LIVE FOOTAGE OF FLOATING BODIES BEING RECOVERED FROM MISSING PLANE

Similar footage was later picked up by other channels and broadcast around Indonesia and South-east Asia... READ MORE›

WOMAN DIES IN 20-CAR PILE-UP ON A40 AS COLD WEATHER ALERT ISSUED

Forecasters have also issued a severe weather warning as the closing days of the year are expected to see temperatures drop as low as... READ MORE›

However, a budget long-haul affiliate, Indonesia AirAsia X, is among the airlines listed... READ MORE›

3-HOUR CANADIAN TORNADO LIKELY ONE OF WORLD'S LONGEST

The tornado tore a path through rural southwest Manitoba, reported Environment Canada, the Canadian version of the USA's National Weather Service... READ MORE›

'HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS EXPECTED,' ENVIRONMENT CANADA SAYS IN WINTER STORM WARNING

Strong northeasterly winds will develop by Sunday morning resulting in blowing snow and poor visibility, the weather service said... READ MORE›

WHAT WILL BE THE BIG ENVIRONMENT EVENTS IN 2017?

The global climate debate will be dominated by whether the president-elect Donald Trump withdraws the US from the Paris global agreement to reduce emissions... READ MORE›

THE RAINFORESTS HOLD THE KEY TO TAMING EL NIA?O'S DESTRUCTION

The rainforests hold the key to taming el ni o's destruction... READ MORE›

TOLL EXPECTED TO RISE AFTER INDONESIAN PLANE CRASHES

JAKARTA Indonesia An Indonesian military aircraft crashed into an urban neighborhood on Tuesday killing at least 21 people an official said... READ MORE›

YOUR PHOTOS: STORM WREAKS DAMAGE ACROSS MONTREAL

Thousands of people are without power across Quebec as strong winds took down trees and power lines Tuesday afternoon... READ MORE›

WASHINGTON WILDFIRE BURNS 4,000 ACRES, DESTROYS TWO DOZEN HOMES

Meanwhile, new worries about an ammonia leak at a nearby fruit packaging facility Monday led authorities to issue a shelter-in-place order for parts of the town... READ MORE›

ENVIRONMENT CANADA UPGRADES N.L. WEATHER WATCHES TO BLIZZARD WARNINGS

Environment Canada says the northeasterly winds will keep the pack ice along northeast-facing coastlines and may cause ice pressure to build up as winds increase... READ MORE›

MORE BODIES FROM AIRASIA CRASH FOUND

The plane came down four days ago en route from Indonesia to Singapore with 162 people on board... READ MORE›

MISSING AIRASIA FLIGHT QZ8501: AIRLINE CONFIRMS DEBRIS IN JAVA SEA IS FROM PLANE ROLLING REPORT

A view from an Indonesian search and rescue aircraft over the Java Sea of debris that may come from the missing AirAsia flight... READ MORE›

EASTERN FLORIDA EXPOSED TO STORM'S DIRTY SIDE

Hurricane Irma Eastern Florida exposed to storm's dirty side... READ MORE›

ENTIRE RIDEAU CANAL SKATEWAY OPEN

The entire 7.8-kilometre length Rideau Canal Skateway reopened Thursday morning at 8 a.m... READ MORE›

MORE THAN 170K WITHOUT POWER AS IRMA'S FIRST HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS HIT FLORIDA

The National Weather Service said the first hurricane-force wind gust were recorded in the Florida Keys as Irma inched closer to the state... READ MORE›

FIVE PREMIER LEAGUE PLAYERS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY REINVENTED THEMSELVES THIS SEASON

About seven of the bodies that were found on Friday were recovered by a United States Navy ship using acoustic technology, according to search-and-rescue officials... READ MORE›

AIRASIA PLANE REPORTED MISSING WITH 162 PASSENGERS ONBOARD

The aircraft was in the Indonesian Flight Information Region FIR when contact was lost, more than 200 nm southeast of the Singapore-Jakarta FIR boundary... READ MORE›

40 BODIES FROM MISSING PLANE FOUND AND 'EMERGENCY SLIDE AND PLANE DOOR' SPOTTED

National Search and Rescue Director SB Supriyadi later told reporters in Pangkalan Bun that bodies had been brought onto an Indonesian ship... READ MORE›