ENVIRONMENT - DARWIN DAILY

Livestock farmers fear for livelihoods as wildfires ravage Spain

Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)

As wildfires swept through the countryside west of Madrid, livestock farmer Carmelo Ramírez loaded his truck with fodder and drove into the fire zone, determin...

France, Spain race to contain 'monster' fires ahead of new heatwave

Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)

Shelters in France and Spain on Monday overflowed with exhausted locals and holidaymakers forced to flee blazes so massive some were forming their own mini weat...

Fires in Europe: latest developments

Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)

Here are the main developments related to the wildfires raging in Spain and France on Monday:

France, Spain battle 'monster' wildfires with more heat on the way

Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)

Firefighters faced another day battling massive blazes scorching forests across France and Spain Monday, with a forecast of another heatwave in southwest France...

UN lists South Sudan antelope route as heritage in danger

Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)

The United Nations has fast-tracked a vast antelope migration path in South Sudan onto its list of World Heritage in Danger, in the young nation's first such li...

'Weeks ahead will be tough,' Macron tells firefighters

Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)

President Emmanuel Macron on Monday urged firefighters battling a huge blaze in southwest France to keep up their strength for some gruelling weeks ahead.

Border crossings shut as heavy snow coats Argentine Andes

Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)

Heavy snowfall in the Argentine Andes has forced over 100 people to evacuate and stalled almost 1,000 trucks on snow-covered roads, while flights were rerouted ...

CORRECTED: Spain races to contain blazes before new heatwave

Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)

Spain has two crucial days in front of it to bring wildfires under control before weather conditions worsen, authorities said Monday, as Prime Minister Pedro Sa...

Wildlife face 'catastrophic' losses as France's forests burn

Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)

Deer trapped by walls of flame, lizards unable to escape the heat, habitats reduced to charred wood and ash: wildlife are paying a steep price as France's fores...

Libyans struggle during heatwave, power cuts

Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)

Temperatures in Libya soared on Monday, a day after hundreds of residents protested in Tripoli and its suburbs against power cuts resulting from the intense hea...

What are 'fire clouds', the ominous phenomenon seen in France?

Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)

Firefighters battling devastating fires in France have had to contend with a new threat: immense fire clouds that create their own wind and even lightning that ...

Flooding forces residents to flee homes by boat in Pakistan

Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)

Flooding from heavy monsoon rains inundated villages in eastern Pakistan, pushing residents to flee their homes by boat over fields turned into vast swathes of ...

Farmers help battle French forest inferno before new heatwave

Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)

Farmers and firefighters on Monday battled to contain a huge wildfire that has forced 220,000 people to flee and destroyed dozens of homes in southwest France b...

Fires in Europe: latest developments

Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)

Here are the main developments related to the wildfires raging in Spain and France on Monday:

France forest fire wanes ahead of new heatwave

Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)

Firefighters and water-bombing aircraft battled Monday to contain a wildfire in southwest France before a new spike in temperatures, with slightly less active f...

HRW condemns pollution from oil operations in DR Congo

Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday that pollution linked to the activities of an Anglo-French oil company in the western Democratic Republic of Congo posed se...

France, Spain battle 'monster' wildfires with more heat on the way

Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)

Firefighters battled massive blazes tearing through forests across France and Spain Monday, as authorities warned of a fresh heatwave set to engulf the scorched...

Hundreds flee by boat as wildfire hits southern Italy

Jul 26, 2026 (AFP)

Hundreds of people in Italy were evacuated by sea on Sunday as a wildfire swept through parts of the southern Adriatic coast, with many more expected to be resc...

France, Spain battle 'monster' wildfires with more heat on the way

Jul 26, 2026 (AFP)

Firefighters faced another day battling massive blazes scorching forests across France and Spain Monday, with a forecast of another heatwave in southwest France...

'Monster' wildfires force 350,000 from homes in France, Spain

Jul 26, 2026 (AFP)

Forests burned and villages emptied as more than 325,000 people fled blazes tearing through France and Spain on Sunday, with firefighters struggling to contain ...