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UK 'on course' to record warmest summer for second year in a row
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
Britain is "on course" to chalk up its warmest summer on record for the second year running, the UK's Met Office weather agency said Tuesday as the country brac...
Economic losses from natural disasters fall to $100 bn in first half of 2026: Swiss Re
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
Economic losses from natural catastrophes worldwide are estimated to have reached $100 billion in the first half of this year, reinsurance group Swiss Re said T...
Croatian parties seek no-confidence vote over hazardous waste scandal
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
Opposition parties in Croatia on Tuesday demanded a no-confidence vote against the government over the thousands of tonnes of hazardous waste still unrecovered ...
New plastic treaty document criticised for weaker ambition
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
A new document attempting to resuscitate a floundering global plastics treaty suggests that negotiations are trending in a less ambitious direction, a leading s...
Australia to vaccinate birds against H5 avian influenza
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
Australian authorities said Tuesday they would vaccinate bird species deemed to be especially vulnerable to the highly contagious H5 bird flu virus.
Schools closed as Indonesia battles wildfires
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
Dozens of Indonesian schools were shuttered for a second day Tuesday against the spreading haze of wildfires plaguing the archipelago at the start of a long and...
Charity races to raise millions to buy historic English estate
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
For sale: thousands of hectares of "rare beauty" owned by an English lord, which could become one of Britain's biggest sanctuaries of biodiversity.
Economic losses from natural disasters fall to $100 bn in first half of 2026: Swiss Re
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
Economic losses from natural catastrophes worldwide are estimated to have reached $100 billion in the first half of this year, reinsurance group Swiss Re said T...
Too hot to live? French buyers rethink housing choices after heatwaves
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
After multiple severe heatwaves in a single summer, French residents are increasingly factoring high temperatures into their home hunts, realtors say, bumping u...
Drought raising risk of more explosive Canada fires, officials say
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
British Columbia is at risk of more fast-growing wildfires due to widespread drought, Canadian officials said Tuesday, warning of historically low water levels ...
Schools closed as Indonesia battles wildfires
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
Dozens of Indonesian schools were shuttered for a second day Tuesday to protect against the spreading haze from wildfires at the start of a long and intense dry...
AI's hunger for power sparks US private gas plant boom
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
As US tech companies race to build the data centers fueling the AI boom, they are increasingly putting up their own power plants -- off the grid and running on ...
Memphis AI data center fuels pollution fight in Black neighborhood
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
The stench of rotten eggs and burning debris fills the air in Boxtown, a predominantly Black neighborhood in Memphis. Just a few miles away, a power plant fuels...
Poland's Vistula river drops to historic low in Warsaw: official
Aug 10, 2026 (AFP)
The Vistula, Poland's longest river, fell on Monday to match its record low in Warsaw, the national meteorological institute IMGW reported, with Europe swelteri...
Record July heat in regions home to 900 mn people: AFP analysis
Aug 10, 2026 (AFP)
Regions home to around 900 million people experienced their hottest July on record in 2026, including in the Sahel, Central America, France and Spain, according...
July was Spain's hottest month on record: weather agency
Aug 10, 2026 (AFP)
July was mainland Spain's joint-hottest month since records began in 1961, national weather agency AEMET said on Monday, after high temperatures fuelled the cou...
Europe braces for another summer heatwave
Aug 10, 2026 (AFP)
Much of Europe is bracing for yet another heatwave following periods of scorching temperatures that have driven rivers to record lows, ignited historic forest f...
Days of heavy rain leave at least 13 dead in Philippines
Aug 10, 2026 (AFP)
Floods, landslides and accidents driven by a nine-day downpour equivalent to more than a month's worth of rain in some areas have killed at least 13 people in t...
Drought forces water restrictions across nearly 70 percent of France
Aug 10, 2026 (AFP)
Nearly 70 percent of France is subject to water-use restrictions as drought conditions worsen amid successive heatwaves, the government said Monday.
Western Europe experienced hottest June-July on record: EU monitor
Aug 10, 2026 (AFP)
Western Europe experienced its hottest June-July on record as climate change fuels an historic summer of heat, drought and wildfires across the region, the EU's...
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