Bangladesh ranks sixth among the world’s top 10 countries most affected by extreme weather events in the last 20 years, according to the Global Climate Risk Index by think-tank Germanwatch. On an average, a total of 679.05 people died in 185 climatic events in Bangladesh within the period of 1996 to 2015.

Climate change is undeniable and it is "absolutely essential" the world fight the problem together, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres argues, as US President Donald Trump considers pulling out of the Paris climate deal.

G7 leaders hold annual summit talks with divisions on trade and climate change, and fresh friction surrounding Donald Trump, threatening to undermine a show of unity against jihadist terrorism.

As UN negotiators meet in Bonn to thrash out rules for implementing the climate-rescue Paris Agreement, the stakes have never been higher.

G7 energy ministers fail to reach agreement on a joint statement on climate change after the United States express reservations, an Italian minister says.

The lights are being switched off around the world at 8:30 pm, to mark the 10th annual Earth Hour, and to draw attention to climate change.

Financial leaders of the world's biggest economies dropped a pledge to keep global trade free and open, acquiescing to an increasingly protectionist United States after a two-day meeting failed to yield a compromise.

Finance ministers and central bankers from top economies battle to find common ground on world trade in the face of US President Donald Trump's "Buy American" drive.

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) alleges that climate change fund is allocated based on the influence of local ministers and lawmakers instead of the severity of the threat.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges the global community to put greater focus on agriculture and food security to minimise the risk of lives and livelihoods of farmers, fishers, artisans and women.

Around six million people have been displaced from their homes due to the effects of climate change in Bangladesh, International Organization for Migration (IOM) says.

Engulfed in choking smog, some northern Chinese cities limit the number of cars on roads and temporarily shut down factories to cut down pollution during a national "red alert."

The US Energy Department says it will not comply with a request from President-elect Donald Trump's Energy Department transition team for the names of people who have worked on climate change and the professional society memberships of lab workers.

China launches a new-generation weather satellite that can improve weather forecasting as well as help study lightning and air pollutants, including PM2.5.

A decade-long surge of the potent greenhouse gas methane threatens to make the fight against global warming even harder, top researchers warn.

Sea ice off Antarctica and in the Arctic is at record lows for this time of year after declining by twice the size of Alaska in a sign of rising global temperatures, climate scientists say.

In an open letter, hundreds of top scientists warn against voting for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, saying it would be disastrous for the planet if he becomes the US president.

Plants were never before this popular with Dhaka dwellers as it is this year. According to nursery owners who are participating in the on-going national plant fair “Jatiya Brikkho Mela” at Agargaon in Dhaka, the sale of plants this year has surpassed that of any previous years.

The Dead Sea, the salty lake located at the lowest point on Earth, is gradually shrinking under the heat of the Middle Eastern sun. For those who live on its shores it's a slow-motion crisis - but finding extra water to sustain the sea will be a huge challenge.

A new discovery about how clouds form may scale back some of the more dire predictions about temperature increases caused by man-made global warming.