Greenland

Two-metre sea level rise 'plausible' by 2100 - study

A group of the world's leading ice scientists released an expert judgement which said the area of land lost to the ocean could be equivalent to that of France, Germany, Spain and Britain combined and would displace more than 180 million people.

Carbon dioxide levels grew at record pace in 2016, UN says

The UN warns that the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere has hit a new high, stressing over need to take drastic action to achieve targets set by the Paris climate agreement.

Air France A380 superjumbo makes emergency landing in Canada

The aircraft landed following a “serious damage” to one of its four engines, airline says. No-one was injured in the incident, but passengers remained on board for hours before they were evacuated.

Researchers say they have found the oldest evidence of life on Earth

Scientists say rocky outcrops in eastern Canada contain what may be some of the oldest-known fossil evidence of life on Earth, dating back about 3.95 billion years.