Antarctic sea ice melting faster in summer as waves, flooding and algae accelerate ice loss by over 5 cm per day, Australian-led study finds.

El Niño forms across equatorial Pacific, threatening months of droughts, floods and temperature swings worldwide, Bloomberg reports.

El Niño has formed across the equatorial Pacific, setting the stage for months of droughts, floods and temperature fluctuations that will threaten communities worldwide along with agriculture and energy.

Earth just saw its second-hottest May on record, EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service says, as climate change and El Niño drive up land and sea temperatures.

The world has just experienced the second-hottest May since records began, as climate change and the developing El Niño weather pattern conspired to push up average land and sea temperatures, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service said.

Steadfast Group, an Australian insurance broker, receives a buyout offer from US-based Amwins and private equity firm Dragoneer.

Australian insurance broker Steadfast Group received a buyout offer from Amwins and Dragoneer.

Pakistan Army Mi-17 helicopter crashes near Muzaffarabad in Kashmir, killing all on board — military cites technical fault, no survivors, board of inquiry formed.

A Pakistan Army Mi-17 helicopter crashed near Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday during takeoff due to a technical fault, killing all personnel on board, the military's Inter-Services Public Relations said.