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May, June heatwaves caused 2,877 extra deaths in England: govt
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Record-breaking heatwaves in May and June led to an estimated 2,877 excess deaths in England, the UK Health Security Agency said Wednesday.
George and Amal Clooney flee French home due to wildfire
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Hollywood star George Clooney and his human rights lawyer wife Amal have evacuated their French home near the southeastern town of Brignoles after a fast-moving...
Volunteers rush to feed scared animals in fire-stricken France
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
The volunteer had barely put down the tomato when a small beak poked out from a bush and dashed towards it in an abandoned garden in fire-ravaged southwest Fran...
Italy's Po River valley on drought alert
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Italian authorities raised the drought alert level to "high" on Thursday in the Po Valley, home of the country's longest river, due to worsening conditions and ...
Japan coral protectors race to save reefs from heat 'bomb'
Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)
From "heatwave simulators" to ecological bootcamps, scientists and conservationists are trying ways to revive and reinforce the famous coral reefs off Japan's O...
Spanish wildfire evacuees go home as France hit by new heat alert
Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)
Thousands of Spaniards evacuated from huge wildfires returned home on Wednesday while in France firefighters braced for worsening conditions in their own battle...
Spanish wildfire evacuees go home as France hit by new heat alert
Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)
Thousands who fled huge wildfires in Spain returned home on Wednesday while in France firefighters braced for worsening conditions in their own battle with ragi...
Spanish wildfire evacuees go home as France hit by new heat alert
Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)
Thousands who fled huge wildfires in Spain returned home on Wednesday while in France firefighters braced for worsening conditions in their own battle with ragi...
CORRECTED: Spanish wildfire evacuees go home as France hit by new heat alert
Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)
Thousands who fled huge wildfires in Spain returned home on Wednesday while in France firefighters braced for worsening conditions in their own battle with ragi...
French maverick, oystermen stay put in ritzy fire-threatened peninsula
Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)
Bare feet planted in the sand, 79-year-old Benoit Bartherotte oversaw bulldozers knocking down pine trees in southwest France, with a wildfire blazing just kilo...
Spanish wildfire evacuees go home as France hit by new heat alert
Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)
Thousands who fled huge wildfires in Spain returned home on Wednesday while in France firefighters battled raging flames as a new heatwave gripped the region.
Three killed as fierce winds bring chaos to Rio, Sao Paulo region
Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)
Three people have died after powerful gusts of wind in Brazil brought chaos to Rio de Janeiro and parts of Sao Paulo state, cutting power and bringing public tr...
More than half of England 'officially in drought': UK govt
Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)
Just over half of England has been declared in drought after "record-low rain and exceptionally high temperatures", the UK government said Wednesday.
How an AFP beach snap became emblem of Europe's wildfire summer
Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)
AFP photo editor Maximilien Lamy was on holiday with his partner and daughter last week when he took a series of snapshots of vacationers in fire-struck southwe...
Two firefighters die battling blaze on Crete: official
Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)
Two firefighters died battling a forest blaze on the Greek island of Crete on Wednesday, the fire department said as several fires broke out around the country,...
Five killed as fierce winds bring chaos to Rio, Sao Paulo region
Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)
Five people have died after powerful gusts of wind in Brazil brought chaos to Rio de Janeiro and parts of Sao Paulo state, cutting power and bringing public tra...
Danube drops to 'historic lows' as fresh heatwave hits
Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)
Plummeting river levels have already brought shipping to a standstill in parts of Serbia, squeezing fuel imports and energy production -- and now heatwave warni...
'I started crying': Battle to tame fresh blaze near French seaside
Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)
To one side, blue sky, to the other, ashen smog, as erratic winds fanned the flames from the forest fire threatening to raze even more of the French coast.
Spain returns wildfire evacuees as France braces for worsening weather
Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)
Thousands of Spaniards evacuated from the path of huge wildfires were returning home on Wednesday while in France firefighters braced for worsening conditions i...
Nepal's tiger numbers climb 20 percent to estimated 429: survey
Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)
Nepal's tiger population has risen by roughly 20 percent in the past four years to an estimated 429, officials said on Wednesday, a conservation milestone despi...
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