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France in 'very worrying' drought: minister
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
France is experiencing a "very worrying" drought that has spurred a record number of water restrictions for the time of year, the ecology minister said on Wedne...
Toronto air ranked among world's worst as wildfire smoke moves south
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
Toronto had the worst air quality of any major city in the world on Wednesday, the Swiss firm IQAir said, as Canadian authorities urged people to stay indoors.
Toronto air ranked among world's worst as wildfire smoke billows south
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
Toronto had the worst air quality of any major city in the world on Wednesday, the Swiss firm IQAir said, as Canadian authorities urged people to stay indoors.
Netherlands records 900 excess deaths during heatwave
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
The Netherlands registered more than 900 excess deaths in late June and early July as a heatwave scorched western Europe, health authorities said Wednesday, the...
Amazon defender Raoni leaves hospital a month after surgery
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
Brazilian tribal chief Raoni Metuktire, the most recognized face of the fight to save the Amazon rainforest, was discharged Wednesday after spending a month in ...
Protecting the protectors: racing to save Philippine mangroves
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
Standing knee-deep in coastal waters, environmentalist Andrea Pimentel guides workers as they drive bamboo poles into the seabed to block sediment from choking ...
Top US science body readies climate report as Republicans push back
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
A leading US science body will launch a major report Thursday on how precisely specific extreme weather events can be tied to climate change, a growing research...
French forest fire suspect taken into custody: prosecutor
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
A volunteer firefighter who was suspected of starting a fire in France's historic Fontainebleau forest, was placed under formal investigation and remanded in cu...
Top US science body readies climate report as Republicans push back
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
The United States' leading scientific body is set Thursday to launch a major report on the link between climate change and extreme weather, a growing research f...
Greenland research centre suspends new work with US
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
Greenland's top environmental and natural-resource research centre is stopping new collaboration with US partners to protect its data and scientists, its head s...
CORRECTED: Toronto air ranked among world's worst as wildfire smoke billows south
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
Toronto had the worst air quality of any major city in the world on Wednesday, the Swiss firm IQAir said, as Canadian authorities urged people to stay indoors.
One dead as Algeria battles wildfires
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
Wildfires burning across northern Algeria have killed a municipal worker who was taking part in firefighting, media reports said Wednesday.
NY pauses new large data center projects for one year
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
New York will stop issuing permits for new large-scale data centers in the state for one year, according to an order signed by the governor on Tuesday.
Green groups sue to block Trump rule gutting species habitat protections
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
Conservation groups sued US President Donald Trump's administration Tuesday, accusing it of gutting a core protection in the Endangered Species Act by excluding...
Record-smashing US heat wave surges from West to East
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
A record-smashing heat wave was spreading Tuesday from the West toward the East Coast, placing nearly 100 million Americans under heat alerts.
Too hot: Buttoned-up Tokyo officials ditch suits for 'cool' shorts
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
On a hot, humid day in Tokyo, metropolitan government official Noboru Watanabe overcame embarrassment to come to work in shorts, an unusual choice in a country ...
Spain confirms 12 foreigners among 13 wildfire victims
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
Twelve of the 13 victims of a deadly wildfire that swept through Andalusia in southern Spain were foreign nationals, the authorities said on Tuesday after compl...
Dangote's mega oil project threatens fragile Kenyan ecosystem: Greenpeace
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
Climate rights group Greenpeace Africa called on Tuesday for a halt to a proposed mega oil refinery project by Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, in Kenya's c...
Wildfires advance in forest south of Paris
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
Wildfires raging in a forest south of Paris have devoured more land overnight, firefighters said on Tuesday, ahead of France's national day celebrations.
Wildlife rescuers help birds survive Pakistan's hotter summers
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
Cradling an Asian koel in his hands, wildlife officer Zaheer Ahmed gently stretched its wings as part of a health checkup to rehabilitate birds hit with dehydra...
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