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French presidential hopeful Philippe pledges climate readiness
Sep 17, 2026 (AFP)
French presidential candidate Edouard Philippe on Thursday said he would help France better adapt to face climate change if he won, after the country's hottest ...
Smog scuppers Japan force helping fight Indonesia wildfires
Sep 17, 2026 (AFP)
A Japanese firefighting force sent to help tackle huge blazes in Indonesia is struggling to operate because the smog is too thick to fly helicopters, a spokesma...
Guatemala to provide food aid as El Nino causes severe drought
Sep 17, 2026 (AFP)
Guatemala will provide food assistance to more than one million families living through drought due to the powerful El Nino weather pattern, the government anno...
Can we shut down AI?
Sep 17, 2026 (AFP)
The debate over potential dangers posed by artificial intelligence has resurged in recent weeks, with researchers once again warning the technology could end hu...
World's water cycle becoming more unpredictable, UN warns
Sep 17, 2026 (AFP)
The planet's water cycle is becoming increasingly erratic, swinging between too little and too much, the United Nations warned Thursday, with an unprecedented E...
Tunis torrential rain raises flood fears, classes suspended
Sep 17, 2026 (AFP)
Torrential rain hit the Tunisian capital on Thursday, raising fears of flooding and forcing the city to suspend classes at schools and universities.
Third body recovered after Grand Canyon flash flood
Sep 17, 2026 (AFP)
The body of a third hiker who was swept away in flash flooding that hit the Grand Canyon last month has been found, his family said Thursday.
'Breathing toxin every day': Indonesians choked by haze feel helpless
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Struggling to breathe through the acrid haze emanating from wildfires on Indonesia's Borneo island, residents told AFP on Wednesday they feared for their health...
Wildfires push endangered Sumatran elephants to brink: Indonesian NGO
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Critically endangered Sumatran elephants are being pushed closer to the brink as wildfires raze vast swathes of their habitat on the western island of Sumatra, ...
'Breathing toxin every day': Indonesians choked by haze feel helpless
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Struggling to breathe through the acrid haze emanating from wildfires on Indonesia's Borneo island, residents told AFP on Wednesday they feared for their health...
Wildfires push endangered Sumatran elephants to brink: Indonesian NGO
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Critically endangered Sumatran elephants are being pushed closer to the brink as wildfires raze vast swathes of their habitat on the western island of Sumatra, ...
Dead animals, barren fields, and hunger - El Nino chokes Central America
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Animals are dropping dead amid the worst drought in living memory for many Central Americans, who are grappling with the unforgiving effects of the powerful El ...
US touts its power, avoids Iran war at G20 Energy meeting
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
The United States hammered home a message touting its energy dominance at Tuesday's meeting of G20 energy ministers in Houston, while brushing past the conseque...
In hydropowered Bhutan, solar starts to rise
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Engineer Rinzin Galley stands on a platform overlooking a former military shooting range on the edge of Bhutan's capital Thimphu, now home to a gleaming field o...
Almost 8,000 excess deaths in France's scorched summer: statistics
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
The hottest summer in France since 1900 marked by a succession of record heatwaves resulted in almost 8,000 excess deaths, health authorities' statistics publis...
Almost 8,000 excess deaths in France's scorched summer: statistics
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
The hottest summer in France since 1900 marked by a succession of record heatwaves resulted in almost 8,000 excess deaths, health authorities statistics publish...
Colombian environment group wins Norway rights prize
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
The Collegiate Body of Guardians of the Atrato River (CCGA) was on Wednesday awarded Norway's Rafto Prize for its fight against illegal mining and environmental...
Heavy rain lashes Spain, leaving woman missing
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Spanish rescuers were racing on Thursday to find a woman swept away by floods near Barcelona as torrential rain struck the country's Mediterranean east, submerg...
EU chief promises new 'heatwave plan' after deadly summer
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday Brussels will put forward a "heatwave plan" to better respond to extreme weather after record temperatures scorched...
In hydropowered Bhutan, solar starts to rise
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Engineer Rinzin Galley stands on a platform overlooking a former military shooting range on the edge of Bhutan's capital Thimphu, now home to a gleaming field o...
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