Humanity is rapidly destroying the natural world upon which our prosperity -- and ultimately our survival -- depends, according to a landmark UN assessment of the state of Nature.

Severe cyclone Fani, which blasts ashore in India, is expected to pack a frequently underestimated yet lethal threat: storm surge.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) launches the Action Plan for Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Blue Economies for the Asia and Pacific region.

Britain’s parliament declares a symbolic climate change “emergency”, backing a call by opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn for “rapid and dramatic action” to protect the environment for generations to come.

Cyclone Fani which has intensified into an ‘extremely severe’ cyclonic storm is to cross the Odisha coast between Gopalpur and Chandbali with a maximum sustained wind of speed 175-185 kmph gusting to 205 kmph. The Met department issues a “yellow warning” for the Odisha coast predicting heavy to very heavy rain in several areas.

The maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local warning signal No 4 as the very severe cyclonic storm "Fani" over the West Central Bay and adjoining area moved northwestwards further over the same area.

Diplomats from 130 nations gather in Paris from Monday to validate a grim UN assessment of the state of nature and lay the groundwork for an 11th-hour rescue plan for life on earth.

The second largest Emperor penguin colony on Earth has suffered a "catastrophic" breeding failure after nearly all chicks born over three years died as their icy Antarctic habitat shrinks, researchers say.

In spite of the fact that capital city’s master plan makes it officially conservable, the city Dhaka in its 1,528-sq km area lost flood flow zones and wetlands respectively at an annual rate of 2,110 and 165 acres over the past decade, said an urban planner.

We, the global community, already live in a climate-changed world, evidenced by the successive reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Dr Mahathir Mohamad says Malaysia will not be successful as a developed nation, if it did not balance physical development with the preservation of nature and maintaining the existing environment.

The change in seasons is devastating, especially when it comes to river flooding and river erosion in Bangladesh.

The world's fattest parrot, the critically endangered kakapo, has enjoyed a record-breaking breeding season, New Zealand scientists say, with climate change possibly aiding the species' unique mating spree.

A wild elephant has been found dead in Bandarban after it drowned in a lake, a forest official says.

The only known female member of one of the world's rarest turtle species has died at a zoo in southern China, officials said Sunday.

As droughts and floods cut crop harvests and storms tear up buildings and power lines, countries vulnerable to climate change - from Bangladesh to Kenya and Guatemala - have proposed new ways to access cheaper financing to tackle the risks.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges all, particularly mills and factories, to stop discharging wastes into rivers as water pollution has appeared to be a severe problem for the country.

Tanzania plans to ban the production, importation, sale and use of all single-use plastic bags by July, to help tackle pollution from non-biodegradable waste.

The female snake is longer than a one-story building is high, and weighs 140 pounds (64 kilograms).

Experts have stressed the need for strengthening regional cooperation to protect vultures from extinction in South Asia.