Water scarcity and climate change is driving communities to restore traditional water structures built centuries ago, bringing them back into use in the 21st Century.
From planting trees to painting streets white, US cities are fighting extreme heat.
In Fiji in the South Pacific, farmers are reading nature's warning signs to predict hurricanes – from creeping Yam vines to hornets nesting.
The powerful natural climate phenomenon, that is developing over the Pacific Ocean, is likely to be the strongest in living memory, the Met Office has warned.
Could changing the school holidays give pupils and teachers a break in largely unconditioned buildings?
Officials in British Columbia are still trying to determine how many homes were lost to the fire, which remains out of control as of Monday.
Deborah Hawksley's holiday home in Skipsea, East Yorkshire, will eventually have to be demolished.
Severn Trent are increasing the size of the reservoir near Rugby in Warwickshire.
There have been at least 19 deaths related to the heatwave which has brought the country's hottest day since records began.
Teachers warn it could be increasingly difficult for classrooms to function during the hottest months.
The smell of burning from the Blaenavon wildfire was reported 30 miles away in Cardiff.
After wildfires the group painted an image bearing the words "Our house is on fire, Andy".
The tradition on a Carmarthenshire river once fished by US President Jimmy Carter could be coming to an end.
Some of the most prescribed medications, including those used to treat depression, ADHD and high blood pressure, can increase the risk of dehydration and other heat-related conditions.
A new UK trial hopes to reduce the condensation trails from planes, which can trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere.
Excessive heat and drying wetlands across the continent are pushing them northward, an expert says.
Once alleged to have been introduced by a Nazi commander, the true story of Germany's raccoons is divisive and often wildly misunderstood.
From glaciers shrinking to an exposed shipwreck, satellites capture the impact of extreme heat and drought.
The Cernavodă plant, which produces 20% of Romania's electricity, is not expected to be restarted within the next 10 days.
British shoppers should expect to see more wonky vegetables due to repeated heatwaves.
From democratic honeybees to self-aware flies, there's plenty we can learn from creepy crawlies about how to make better decisions.
More than 12,000 people have been forced to evacuate and some homes have been lost after a wildfire tore through Canada's picturesque Okanagan region.
Global oceans recorded their hottest July on record, partly fuelled by developing El Niño conditions, as wildfires continue to ravage western Europe.
With wildfires now widespread and frequent, some rural residents in Canada are learning how to fight the flames themselves and protect their own homes.
