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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...
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...
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...
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...
Farming experts tout 'conscious' food systems to fix agriculture woes
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Farmers around the world are struggling with the impact of climate change, financial pressures and depleted soil -- and industry experts say bringing consumers ...
How El Nino is choking the Panama Canal
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
The Panama Canal will restrict the number of vessels transiting the crucial waterway from Friday for the second time ever due to drought caused by the El Nino c...
El Nino could be strongest in decades, UN warns
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
El Nino could be the strongest since records began four decades ago, the United Nations' climate agency warned Thursday, with the UN chief warning the world is ...
Rare trio of Pacific hurricanes fueled by historic El Nino
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
A rare trio of hurricanes were churning through the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, which scientists attributed to waters warmed by a historically strong El Nino phe...
Kenya steps up crocodile hunt as rising lakes fuel conflict
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Kenya's wildlife officers are trapping crocodiles on the shores of Lake Baringo in a bid to curb growing human-wildlife conflict as rising waters push the repti...
Rare train of Pacific cyclones fueled by historic El Nino
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Two powerful hurricanes and a strengthening tropical storm on Wednesday were churning through the Pacific Ocean where waters were being warmed by a historically...
El Nino to be 'very strong', last until February, UN warns
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
El Nino is set to become "very strong" in the months ahead, with the weather phenomenon near certain to persist through to February, the United Nations' climate...
Germany hit by record 16,300 heat-related deaths
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Germany registered a record 16,300 heat-related deaths during Europe's severe summer heatwaves, official data showed Thursday.
Rare trio of Pacific hurricanes fueled by historic El Nino
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
A rare trio of hurricanes were churning through the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, which scientists attributed to waters warmed by a historically strong El Nino phe...
El Nino could be strongest in decades, UN warns
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
El Nino is forecast to be the strongest since comparable records began four decades ago, the United Nations' climate agency warned Thursday, with the UN chief s...
20 Tunisians dead in prison due to heatwave: rights group
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Twenty prisoners have died in detention in Tunisia due to sweltering temperatures in recent weeks, the head of the Tunisian League for Human Rights (LTDH) told ...
France recorded 'hottest summer ever': environment minister
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
France experienced its hottest summer on record in 2026, marked by heatwaves, drought and massive wildfires, the environment minister said on Thursday.
Belgium logs nearly 3,000 excess deaths during heatwaves
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Belgium logged nearly 3,000 excess deaths during successive heatwaves since June, health authorities said Thursday, days after this summer was confirmed as the ...
Indonesia rescues orangutan mother and baby from wildfire haze
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Indonesian authorities rescued a mother orangutan and her baby from wildfire smoke on the island of Borneo, officials said Thursday.
Heavy rain puts a dampener on Taiwan 'extreme heat' drill
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Taiwan had planned an "extreme heat drill" for government officials and emergency workers to practise their response to 40C temperatures, but Thursday's exercis...
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