ENVIRONMENT

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How haze from Indonesian fires impacts Southeast Asia
Sep 05, 2026 (AFP)
Thick smog has blanketed parts of Indonesia as the vast archipelago for weeks battles to contain fires that have burned large swathes of Borneo and Sumatra.
Indonesia conducts water bombing to contain wildfires near future capital
Sep 05, 2026 (AFP)
Indonesian authorities carried out a water bombing operation on Saturday to prevent wildfires from spreading in the future capital city Nusantara, a city offici...
How haze from Indonesian fires impacts Southeast Asia
Sep 05, 2026 (AFP)
Thick smog has blanketed parts of Indonesia as the vast archipelago for weeks battles to contain fires that have burned large swathes of Borneo and Sumatra.
Tens of thousands of Croatians protest over hazardous waste
Sep 05, 2026 (AFP)
Tens of thousands of people rallied in Zagreb on Saturday seeking immediate cleanup of thousands of tonnes of illegally dumped hazardous waste in one of Croatia...
Deadly attack and drought emergency underline S.Sudan challenges
Sep 05, 2026 (AFP)
A deadly attack on a military base in South Sudan, combined with the declaration of an "unprecedented" drought emergency, have underlined the challenges facing ...
Indonesia steps up wildfire fight that sparked hazardous haze
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
Haze from wildfires has sent air quality to hazardous levels in parts of Borneo, Indonesian authorities said on Friday, as thousands were deployed to tackle the...
France unveils 1 bn euro farm aid package after climate-hit summer
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
France on Friday announced more than one billion euros in emergency support for farmers after an unprecedented summer of heatwaves, wildfires and drought, but a...
Panama Canal begins reducing crossings due to El Nino
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
The Panama Canal on Friday began reducing the number of ships passing through due to a drought caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon.
Guinea buries 36 victims of Conakry landfill collapse
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
Guinea held a mass funeral attended by thousands on Friday for the 36 people killed in a landfill collapse in a suburb of the capital last month following heavy...
Malaysia declares haze emergency in Sarawak state on Borneo
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
Malaysia declared an emergency in a region of its Sarawak state on Borneo island after hazardous haze from fires in neighbouring Indonesia drove air pollution t...
Spain equalled September heat record Thursday at 45.7C: weather agency
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
Spain registered its joint-highest temperature for September on record with 45.7C measured in a southwestern town as exceptional heat hits the country, weather ...
Malaysia declares haze emergency in Sarawak state on Borneo
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
Malaysia declared an emergency in a region of its Sarawak state on Borneo island after hazardous haze from fires in neighbouring Indonesia drove air pollution t...
Hawaii braces for possible brush from Hurricane Lowell
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
Hawaii is preparing for impacts from Hurricane Lowell, which could brush by the state's westernmost islands from Monday evening, even as its exact path remains ...
Record European fires burn over 500,000 hectares over summer
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
A record-breaking summer that saw more than 1,000 wildfires has torched some 540,000 hectares of land across the European Union since mid-June, according to off...
Reform UK officials resign over new donations scandal
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
Two senior officials resigned from Nigel Farage's hard-right Reform UK on Friday as the scandal-hit party was reported to the police over fresh allegations it f...
Trump again seeks to remove protections for wolves
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump's administration on Friday pushed to drop endangered species protections for wolves, outraging conservationists who said the move would j...
After heatwaves, will EU pivot back to the climate fight?
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
Is climate change set for a comeback as a top EU priority, after a deadly summer of record-breaking heatwaves across Europe?
UK to approve new North Sea drilling: British media
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
Britain's government is set to allow development of a controversial new gas field off its coast in the North Sea, local media reported Friday.
Volunteers fight uphill battle against Indonesian fires
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
Twice already this week, Indonesian volunteer firefighter Kristoforus Sinyong worked throughout the night fighting some of the blazes that have consumed swathes...
US Republicans announce probe into environment groups
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
Republicans in Congress on Friday announced they were investigating nonprofit environmental groups over what they called their "radical lawfare campaigns" again...
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