Humans burning fossil fuels for energy have caused carbon dioxide and other gases to build up in the atmosphere.

The African savannah includes a large part of the center of the continent of Africa and includes 27 countries.

Record amounts of the ice covering the Arctic Sea in the North Pole melted this summer due to higher temperatures.

Canadian photographer Rob Stewart produced a movie about sharks.

between one half million and one million people were forced to leave their homes in California due to forest fires.

Many big companies are looking for ways to use less packaging in order to save the environment and money.

Youth from around the world participated in a youth and children’s caucus at the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development. Some youth feel that their views on protecting the environment are different from those of adult world leaders.

Melting ice at the North Pole hurts polar bears who need the ice to live.

It may seem hard to believe, but people can actually change the weather and the earth’s climate. A new report states that it is “very likely” (or 90 percent certain) that climate change is caused by human activity.

Many people in the UK are changing the way they use energy. They are bicycling, buying food from local producers and recycling their waste. People are also angry. They have directed their anger at politicians who talk about these problems but do little to prevent them. Hundreds of people came together and set up the “Climate Camp” last August to say they had had enough.