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'Worst' ever El Nino to bring heavy rains, drought to Sri Lanka
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Heavy rains and severe drought are likely to hit Sri Lanka in the coming months as the largely agricultural nation faces its "worst" ever El Nino climate phenom...
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...
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...
Belgian wildfire 'encircled' but situation still 'complicated'
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Firefighters managed overnight to fully surround Belgium's largest wildfire in a century, but the situation on the ground "remains complicated" with crews battl...
Lake Zurich sees water level hit record low amid drought
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Lake Zurich's water level sank to its lowest level in 75 years on Wednesday, official measurements showed, as a drawn-out drought also took a toll on a range of...
Confinement orders lifted after wildfire west of Madrid stabilised
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Authorities lifted confinement orders on a town west of Madrid after firefighters on Wednesday stabilised a nearby wildfire, just weeks after huge blazes forced...
New Zealand blocks lawsuits against firms over climate harm
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
New Zealand has passed hotly contested legislation to block lawsuits that seek to hold companies liable for climate change harm.
'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...
'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...
Honduras places 80% of country on El Nino drought alert
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
The Honduran government on Wednesday placed 80 percent of the country, including the capital, on drought alert as El Nino scorches harvests and causes livestock...
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...
Italian scientists bet on octopus to fight crab invasion
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
From a fishing trawler in the Adriatic, Italian scientists gently release thousands of tiny octopuses in the hope of fighting an invasive crab species that has ...
More than 7,300 excess deaths in France's historically hot summer so far
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
France saw more than 7,300 excess deaths during heatwaves so far this year, health authorities said Wednesday, as the country has also endured a record number o...
7,300 excess deaths and counting in France's historically hot summer
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
France saw more than 7,300 excess deaths during heatwaves so far this year, health authorities said Wednesday, as the country has also endured a record number o...
Bodies of Belgian climbers who vanished in 1992 found in Swiss Alps
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
The bodies of two Belgian climbers who disappeared in the Swiss Alps 34 years ago have been found, freed from the melting Trift Glacier, police said Wednesday.
Belgian fire of the century 'encircled' but fight goes on
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Firefighters hacked their way through boggy terrain overnight to fully surround Belgium's largest wildfire in a century, but crews were still battling numerous ...
North Sea drilling tests UK govt climate pledge
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham must decide in the coming weeks whether to authorise two North Sea drilling projects, an issue which has divided his own Lab...
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...
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.
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