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Climate change, urban growth fuel Lagos flooding
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
After hours of overnight torrential rain lashed Lagos recently, church pastor Samuel Akpan spent most of next day bailing water from his flooded parsonage in an...
Algae fed by farm waste carpet Italy's warm River Po
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
Rowers on the River Po in Turin are battling vast blooms of algae, as high temperatures in northwest Italy and runoff from farms create ideal conditions for ram...
Macron pledges 'zero tolerance' for arson after spate of fires in France
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday pledged "zero tolerance" for arson after wildfires scorched thousands of hectares in France, including in a histori...
Spain back on wildfire alert as blaze hits northeast
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
Spanish authorities on Thursday said a large wildfire in the northeast would take days to control, sparking fresh alarm a week after the country's deadliest suc...
Hazardous Canadian wildfire smoke choking millions in US
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
The Manhattan skyline was obscured by thick haze and Chicago closed its beaches Thursday as out-of-control Canadian wildfires raged, sending smoke spewing into ...
Macron pledges 'zero tolerance' for arson after spate of fires in France
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday pledged "zero tolerance" for arson after wildfires scorched thousands of hectares in France, including in a histori...
'No rest': Indonesians overworked and abused on foreign fishing vessels
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
Lured by promises of good money working aboard a foreign fishing vessel, Akhmad left Indonesia and headed out to sea, enduring months of abuse and exploitation ...
Climate change, mismanagement dry up beloved Hungarian lake
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
The beaches of Hungary's once-popular Lake Velence lie largely deserted, summer holidaymakers staying away because climate change and mismanagement have dried u...
Heavy west Africa rainfall now 5 times more likely: scientists
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
Climate change has made extreme rainfall in west Africa five times more likely than in the late 19th century, scientists said Thursday, after regional floods ki...
In Senegal, a feverish ancestral hunt beckons the rain
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
Against a frenzy of drums, chanting and gunfire, a few hundred Serer men parade about in a trance-like state, brandishing the day's hunt -- jackals, monitor liz...
'Cruel, wasteful': Dakar port a hotspot for illegal shark fins
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
In the high seas off west Africa, a fisherman on a Chinese longline tuna vessel cuts the fins off a live shark before throwing it back in the water to suffocate...
New science report could boost climate suits against oil giants
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
Climate lawsuits seeking massive damages from fossil fuel companies increasingly hinge on this question: how reliably can scientists pin specific extreme weathe...
US unveils 25% tariff on certain goods from Brazil, drawing rebuke
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
An incoming US tariff targeting various imports from Brazil has drawn a sharp rebuke from the Latin American giant, as Washington accused the country of unfair ...
Canadian wildfire sends hazardous smoke spewing into US
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
Out-of-control wildfires were raging Thursday in the Canadian province of Ontario, sending dangerous smoke spewing into the United States where millions of peop...
Brazil FM says Rubio remarks on Lula 'crude and arrogant'
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira on Thursday accused his US counterpart Marco Rubio of "attacking" President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a "crude and arr...
Collapse of Amazon soy pact to unleash new deforestation: study
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
The collapse of a landmark Amazon soy pact will drive at least 1.4 million hectares (3.5 million acres) of extra deforestation in Brazil over the next decade, r...
US unveils 25% tariff on certain goods from Brazil, drawing rebuke
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
An incoming US tariff targeting various imports from Brazil has drawn a rebuke from the Latin American giant, as Washington accused the country of unfair trade ...
Hazardous wildfire smoke chokes millions in US, Canada
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
Out-of-control wildfires were raging Thursday in the Canadian province of Ontario, prompting evacuations and sending dangerous smoke billowing into the United S...
Spain back on wildfire alert as blaze burns 4,500 hectares
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
Spanish authorities on Thursday said a large wildfire in the northeast would take days to control, sparking fresh alarm a week after the country's deadliest suc...
Unexploded munitions hamper fight against German park fire
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
Unexploded munitions are hampering efforts by firefighters to tackle a blaze in a national park in northern Germany, local officials said Wednesday.
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