Japan whaling ships leave port

Japans whaling fleet set out for the Antarctic on Tuesday (1 December) to resume a decades-old whale hunt, defying global outrage, after a years hiatus due to an international court ruling. Japan aims to take more than 300 whales in its scientific whaling programme before the hunt ends next year. Dec 1, 2015

Climate change: 2015 set to be warmest year on record

The United Nations said on Wednesday (25 November) that 2015 is set to be the warmest year on record, and 2016 could be hotter, warning that inaction on climate change could see temperatures rise by 6C or more. Nov 25, 2015