About 22 million people were displaced in 2013 due to disasters brought on by natural hazards.
President Thein Sein is set to become the first leader of Myanmar to visit the White House in nearly half a century.
Nicholas Stern says that emissions of greenhouse gas and the effects of climate change are taking place faster than he forecast seven years ago.
Listing areas on which “we've got more work to do,” Obama said he hoped the United States would work on “freeing ourselves from foreign oil. ”
Researchers say the summer ice in the Arctic is already nearing its lowest level recorded, even though the summer melt season is not yet over.
Japan and its allies have shot down a Latin American-led proposal to create a sanctuary for whales in the southern Atlantic Ocean.
Climate change negotiators have shifted their goal from striking a historic deal to ensuring that the global system survives at the upcoming COP17 conference.
An impasse in global climate talks is casting a shadow on clean energy financing in the developing world.
Commercial ships virtually always run on fossil fuels and produce nearly three percent of the world's carbon emissions blamed for climate change.
The world remains far away from meeting UN-backed goals on holding back climate change, setting the stage for major damage, according to a study.
Thousands of people flocked to a Washington arena to celebrate the 76th birthday of Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.
US President Barack Obama has proposed to ramp up research in clean energy, signaling that climate remains a priority for him despite tough budget times.
Global talks on climate change are looking to set up a new global fund to manage billions of dollars in aid to poor nations.