US President Donald Trump remains at loggerheads with fellow leaders over climate change as the most fractious and violent G20 summit to date draws to a close ahead of fresh mass protests.

Bangladesh and six other countries are the most extreme climate change hotspots in the world. Other countries are - Spain, Malawi, Norway, Brazil, US and Philippines.

Now that the challenge of tackling global climate change has been universally accepted by all countries and people (with the notable exception of Mr Trump and his cronies in the White House and Federal US government) through the Paris Agreement, it is important for all countries, companies, NGOs, universities and other relevant stakeholders to share knowledge and hard technology for mitigation as well as adaptation across countries both North-to-South, South-to-South, and perhaps even, South-to-North.

Deadly heat waves are going to be a much bigger problem in the coming decades, becoming more frequent and occurring over a much greater portion of the planet because of climate change.

We need multi-stakeholder involvement that includes the government, the business community, and bi-lateral and multi-lateral development agencies to undertake modelling studies on probable impact of climate-induced changes. It is not just about making commitments in the budget for maintenance work.

On June 1 President Trump declared his administration's intention to withdraw from the Paris Agreement (PA).

Housing and Public Works Minister Mosharraf Hossen tells parliament that around 70 percent development works including land development, roads and bridge construction of the Purbachal New Town project has been completed.

Arctic sea ice this summer shrinks to its second lowest level since scientists started to monitor it by satellite, with scientists saying it is another ominous signal of global warming.

The ink has hardly dried on the Paris climate agreement (PA) document, and it appears that global attention has moved on to other urgent matters: terrorism, election politics, Brexit, and what have you.

The resilience of Bangladeshis is again being tested. Over 685,000 families across 16 districts have been affected by the recent flooding.

The impact of climate change and natural disasters cost 43.61 lakh Bangladeshi households in disaster-prone areas Tk 18,424 crore between 2009 and 2014, said the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics yesterday.

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.

After the Paris Agreement on climate change endorsed by every participating country last December at the 21st Conference of

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.

World leaders kicked off two days of G7 talks in Japan, with the creaky global economy taking centre stage and disquiet over China's growing influence looming over proceedings.

Dosing farm animals with antibiotics increases greenhouse gas emissions from cow dung, research suggests.

A British aid charity warns that by 2060 more than a billion people worldwide will live in cities at risk of catastrophic flooding as a result of climate change.

At least 80 people have been killed so far by lightning this year, according to the department of disaster management.

Oil sands firms in Canada's Alberta province are slowly restarting production after a massive wildfire forced a week-long shut down.

Five islands have disappeared in the Pacific's Solomon Islands due to rising sea levels and coastal erosion, according to an Australian study that could provide valuable insights for future research.