In a profanity-laden tirade from one of TV's most famous liaisons of science and learning, viewers were dealt a stark warning about the disastrous effects of climate change.

The Mrs Doutbfire actress seemed positively thrilled by her own civil disobedience, flashing a smile as she triumphantly raised her cuffed hands in the air.

A survey found that the Colorado River's flow has decreased by 20 percent over the past century and climate change is the cause of more than half of the loss, as less snow is falling in the region.

The American bank said huge numbers of people may have to leave their countries because of rising sea levels or farmland left barren by sweltering heat.

Asking the prime minister if this is 'the sort of world' he wants for his daughters, the campaigners said the country had been hit by 'unprecedented' disasters.

Software giant Atlassian paid no income tax despite making more than $1billion in one financial year. Its co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes also has a penchant for preaching about climate change.

Naomi Seibt, a 19-year-old German YouTube 'influencer' claims to promote 'climate realism' over 'climate alarmism' on YouTube. She will be speaking at CPAC in Washington D.C. this week

The government has effectively washed its hands of the battle for the £14billion Heathrow project after the Court of Appeal ruled that it had not yet met environmental standards.

Warwick District Council wants to become carbon-neutral itself by 2025, and make the entire district carbon-neutral by 2030.

A Russian scientist reveals the animals are feeding on each other in the Arctic as melting ice and fossil fuel extraction companies are forcing the animals out of their traditional hunting grounds.

Consumer experts at Which? found the latest generation of cars being sold to UK consumers emit more CO2, which is associated with climate change.

Dr Liam Fox, former Secretary of State for International Trade, said the Prime Minister was making a serious error by allowing the legal system to hijack policy.

The Cairngorms Sleddog Centre, in Scotland, has decided to close its doors after 20 years in business as rising temperatures turn the once snow-covered mountains to a barren muddy landscape.

Married At First Sight star Connie Crayden has revealed she will be adopting rather than having biological children due to concerns over climate change.

At-risk areas include Surfers' Paradise in Queensland, St Tropez, Honolulu, Copacabana, the Costa del Sol and Weymouth, the study reveals.

Experts led from the University of Leeds found that drought and higher temperatures are reducing the amount of carbon dioxide being stored in trees.

Experts from the University of Reading found that cutting pollution in areas with heavy industry would lead to short term temperature spikes and heavier rainfall.

Climate change has revealed a Viking's missed shot that laid hidden in Norway's the Jotunheimen glacier, a glacier for 1,500 years. Made of iron, it is seven inches long and weighs just over an ounce.

Boffins at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation have developed FutureFeed, an additive made from a red seaweed called asparagopsis.

An increase in wooded plants in both savanna and tundra regions is caused by increased rainfall and temperatures that can be attributed to climate change, UK ecologists have concluded.

Researchers from Bangor University in Wales used computer models to discover that ecosystems were collapsing at a 'significantly faster rate' than first thought.

Experts analysed the carbon footprints of 212 plant-based margarines and spreads sold across European and North America in comparison to 21 dairy butter products.

A damning report compiled by the UN's World Meteorological Organisation highlights 2019's increasing heat, accelerating sea level rises, and extreme weather.

Scientists say that the alarming melt rate means that, if left unaddressed, we will see global sea levels rising an extra 6.6 inches (17 centimetres) by 2100.

Global warming makes it harder for snakes to maintain their optimum body temperature, changes their habitats and can reduce food availability.

Researcher from Rutgers University in New Jersey found that four times as many people will be impacted by heat stress by 2100 than are today.

Pashmina goats, source of the world's most valuable form of cashmere wool, are facing a growing threat from climate change as heavy snows kill the grasses they depend on as a food source.

Rachel Carson's bestseller Silent Spring, which was published in 1962, helped to spur an environmental movement. The first Earth Day was on April 22, 1970.

Rich people are the leading cause of climate change according to a new study from researchers at the University of Leeds, consuming more for transportation and home energy needs.

This change will make the nightingale's long migrations to Africa more arduous and threaten its very survival, scientists have warned.

The Cop26 meeting was set to take place at Glasgow's Scottish Events Campus - which is being turned into a temporary coronavirus field hospital - from November 9 to 20.

Data for the trust's Wetland Bird Survey - which has been running for 70 years - is collected monthly by a network of volunteer across British wetlands.

Researchers from McGill University, Montreal studied data on more than 8,600 bird species to look at changes in their feeding and hunting techniques over time.

Birds are learning new tricks to survive as global warming threatens their habitats, scientists in Canada say.

Stanford University, California experts believe that the 'Late Ordovician' mass extinction 450 million years ago was due to widespread 'anoxia', or oxygen depletion, over a three million year period.

Parts of the US and Mexico have been plagued by a severe drought since 2000, making it the worse one in the past 1,200 years and experts warn it could progress as a megadrought.

A new study shows that mature forests may absorb significantly less carbon dioxide than previously thought, suggesting that Earth may be closer to a climate change tipping point.

The 17-year-old marked Earth Day with a live-streamed appeal from Sweden to 'tackle two crises at once', saying the pandemic showed the importance of listening to scientists.

The 82-year-old movie star embraced the viral moment by walking people through her daily quarantine routine and encouraging viewers to join in her Fire Drill Friday protests.

The coronavirus has forced the world in a lockdown, resulting in a 6% drop in carbon dioxide levels, but experts warn it return to normal once the global economy recovers from the pandemic.

Climate change and warming seas are severely bleaching tropical coral reefs and undoing decades of knowledge about how to protect these delicate and vital ecosystems.

Princeton scientists warn that climate change will slow the movements of hurricanes by two miles per hour, resulting in the storm lingering over land longer and cause more destruction.

Life for crabeater seals in the Antarctic could get even more difficult in the coming years, as climate change and commercial fishing make krill, their main food source, more scarce.

British research looking at links between internet use and mental health is held back by a lack of accurate data showing which websites children use and how long they spend online (stock image).

The Time Machine feature works as a slider, making faces appear younger at one end and older in the opposite direction.

 Keith Urban handed a personalised signed guitar to a young country-rock fan in Las Vegas. 

Manchester United have agreed a deal worth £18million for Swansea's 21-year-old winger, who will join one of the world's biggest clubs after only one full season of senior football.

A move to Germany beckons for the Welsh international with RB Leipzig keen to acquire Chelsea teenager Ethan Ampadu on a season-long loan this summer, according to the Sun.

Chelsea teenager Ethan Ampadu has been spotted in and around Leipzig as the Welsh international midfielder edgers closer to joining the Bundesliga club on a season-long loan this summer.

Real Madrid star Gareth Bale has entered the closing stages of negotiations with the Chinese Super League club and his protracted exit is close to being finalised.