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What a record-breaking El Nino could mean for the world
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
This year's El Nino is on track to be the strongest on record, threatening to unleash extreme weather across the globe and make 2027 the hottest recorded year b...
Europe heatwaves scorch 80 million with 40 C heat: AFP analysis
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Europe's deadly record-breaking summer heatwaves sent temperatures above 40C in areas inhabited by 80 million people from mid-June to mid-August, according to o...
Belgium's fire of the century now 'under control'
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Belgium's largest wildfire in a century was brought "under control" Thursday after a seven-day fight involving hundreds of firefighters in the boggy terrain of ...
Belgium's fire of the century now 'under control'
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Belgium's largest wildfire in a century was brought "under control" Thursday after a seven-day fight involving hundreds of firefighters in the boggy terrain of ...
Serbian blaze forces evacuations, as Russian waterbomber arrives
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
A Serbian wildfire burning for weeks in a vast nature reserve forced evacuations on Thursday, according to state media, as a Russian water-bombing aircraft help...
Hundreds of Tunisians protest against government, water shortages
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Hundreds of Tunisians on Thursday demonstrated in the capital against President Kais Saied and issues including power cuts and drinking water shortages.
Record number of locations in France top 40C over summer: AFP analysis
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
A record number of weather stations in mainland France have recorded temperatures above 40C this summer, with some major cities crossing the threshold for the f...
As Europe's rivers recede, shippers scramble to limit damage
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Exceptionally low river levels in a Europe hit hard by drought and record heat have plunged transporters into turmoil this summer, driving up costs that everyda...
French heatwave ties for country's longest on record
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
France's latest heatwave has already tied for the country's longest on record after lasting more than three weeks, the country's meteorological service said Thu...
Spain records nearly 4,500 heat-related deaths since June 1: public institute
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Spain registered nearly 4,500 heat-related deaths from June 1 to August 19, the highest amount during this period since 2022, according to figures from the publ...
Germany logged 14,000 heat-related deaths this summer: govt data
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Germany registered around 14,000 heat-related deaths this summer as Europe struggled through a series of punishing heatwaves, worse than a previous record high ...
Climate change could triple area hit by European wildfires: study
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Climate change could nearly triple the area of land hit by wildfires every year in Europe, and even fuel blazes in regions with little experience of tackling th...
Germany reports record 14,000 heat-related deaths this summer
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Germany registered a record of around 14,000 heat-related deaths this summer as Europe struggled through a series of punishing heatwaves, official data showed T...
Panama Canal to reduce shipping over El Nino-fueled drought
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
The Panama Canal will reduce shipping volumes from next month because of a drought fueled by the El Nino phenomenon, the operator of the strategic waterway link...
'It is tough': Indonesia battles wildfires, bracing for worse to come
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Smog is choking parts of Indonesia's Borneo, home to pristine rainforest and vast plantations, but the worst is yet to come, officials and experts warned Thursd...
Scorching summer triggers record rockfalls in Alps, scientist says
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
The exceptionally hot summer in the Alps has been marked by a record number of rockfalls, some of them fatal, with "a large majority attributable to the climate...
'How many will die?': the mysterious ailment killing Kenyan elephants
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Lying on the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust, the elephant slowly exhausted himself in futile attempts to stand, the latest victim of a mysterious ailment...
France endures more than 50 heatwave days in 2026: AFP analysis
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
France has already endured a record 52 days of heatwaves since mid-June, with summer yet to end, according to an AFP analysis of Meteo-France data.
Evacuation orders lifted in Belgian wildfire zone
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Authorities in Belgium and Germany on Wednesday lifted the last remaining evacuation orders in the border region where firefighters appeared to be gaining the u...
Parched and desperate for rain, Kazakhstan turns to cloud-seeding
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
There were only arid steppes in sight when a small plane took off from an airport in southern Kazakhstan, embarking on a delicate mission: bringing rain for the...
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