Austria’s Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics is the oldest measuring station of its kind in the world. New monitoring equipment installed on the region’s highest peaks shows glaciers are retreating massively – and the risk of avalanches is continuously increasing, as the world warms.

In the rural Moroccan region of Souss-Massa, farmers are feeling the impact of extreme weather. One local project has introduced the idea of an insurance scheme to protect those whose livelihoods depend on agriculture. But will it work?

In Chile, a poisonous cloud is hovering over the bay of Quintero-Puch-un-ca-ví. Residents are complaining of respiratory problems, dizziness, and vomiting. The World Health Organization and the United Nations Human Rights Council have expressed concern about the situation.

States like California have taken a decidedly different approach to climate change following President Donald Trump's decision to pull the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement. How difficult will it be for the state to transition to an entirely clean energy grid? And why are environmentalists arguing about wind power?

The Florida Keys have a natural protector offshore from storm surges - the coral barrier reef. However, this is under threat. At the MOTE Marine Laboratory in Summerland Key, they have found a way to help corals grow faster and hope to help fix the loss of Coral.

The Indonesian islands make up some of the most beautiful places on earth, but they’re troubled by a problem that threatens the water surrounding them. DW reporter Anne-Sophie Brändlin talks about her experience diving in Bali.

In Cameroon, one man is making a business from innovative recycling. He has gathered a group of young people who collect waste tires, and then inmates in Cameroon repurpose them into environmental friendly flip-flops.

Although plastic bags are now banned in Kenya, the country is still fighting discarded plastic. A Swiss company called Mr. Green Africa wants to help clean it up. They first arrived in Kenya about three years ago with a recycling concept based on a fair trade idea where collectors earn a living by supplying plastic waste.

In Kenya, Ondiri swamp is a source of water for the people of Nairobi. In fact, the wetland is the country's only quaking bog — that's a kind of bog that you can actually stand on and it shakes underfoot. But the water that makes this happen is at risk of drying up, causing big problems.

Colombia is home to some of the world's most interesting wetlands. In part of the year, they are lush green hills — at times, oases full of life. Although the area is always changing, people have managed to build lives and communities in this area. But that is all under threat.