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New blaze breaks out west of Madrid weeks after major wildfires
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Firefighters were battling a new blaze west of Madrid on Wednesday, just weeks after some of the worst wildfires in the Spanish region's history forced tens of ...
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...
Firefighters push to 'encircle' Belgian wildfire
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Firefighters launched a potentially decisive push Tuesday to encircle Belgium's largest wildfire in a century, despite wind and rain hampering air support opera...
How only a few tree species drive Amazon forest recovery
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
When a destroyed section of the Amazon rainforest begins to recover, nature deploys only a few tree species, which can withstand poor soil conditions, blazing s...
German farmers warn of drought toll on grain harvest
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Germany's grain harvest is expected to fall by seven percent this year after months of severe drought and heatwaves, the German Farmers' Association (DBV) said ...
Make it rain: Indonesia chases clouds to stem El Nino fires
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Indonesia's Borneo, home to pristine rainforest and protected species, is burning. Meteorologist Safillah Anggie Wahyuni hopes a solution lies in the clouds.
US moves to open vast tracts of pristine forests to logging
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday proposed a rule change that would open 44 million acres of wild, undisturbed forest for road construction and...
Firefighters in 'decisive' push to encircle Belgian wildfire
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Firefighters were locked in a potentially decisive push Tuesday to encircle Belgium's largest wildfire in a century, despite rainclouds hampering air support op...
Firefighters in 'crucial' push to encircle Belgian wildfire
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Firefighters headed into a "crucial" all-night push Tuesday to encircle Belgium's largest wildfire in a century, despite rainclouds paralysing air support opera...
Whales spark joy in New York but face threats from boat traffic
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
"WHALE AT ONE O'CLOCK!"
US moves to open vast tracts of pristine forests to logging
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday proposed a rule change that would open 44 million acres of wild, undisturbed forest for road construction and...
German grain harvest seen falling 7% this year amid drought
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Germany's grain harvest is expected to fall by seven percent this year as a result of severe drought and heatwaves, the German Farmers' Association (DBV) warned...
Climate change main driver of European ocean warming: study
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Climate change is the main driver of Europe's rising marine temperatures, directly adding around 2C of warming in the Mediterranean this summer and severely imp...
Belgium fire halts short of German border, but not 'contained'
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
Firefighters and farmers backed by water-dropping aircraft battled through a fourth day Monday to tame Belgium's worst wildfire in a century, still burning thro...
Europe wildfires: latest developments
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
Firefighters in Belgium battled to contain the country's worst wildfire in a century on Monday, while Greece said a deadly blaze near Athens had been controlled...
Fires near Greek capital controlled after claiming two lives
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
Two fires on the Greek island of Salamis near Athens that claimed two lives and led to the evacuation of nearly 600 people have been largely extinguished, the f...
Rain brings respite as Belgium wrestles massive wildfire
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
Much-needed rain brought some respite Monday to firefighters on their fourth day battling Belgium's worst wildfire in a century, which has scorched vast expanse...
US pauses construction of border project in Texas national park
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump's administration said Monday it had paused construction on a $1.7 billion border project at Big Bend National Park in Texas that has face...
Residents jeer French PM on visit to fire-hit region
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
Dozens of residents on Monday jeered the French prime minister as he arrived in a region hit by wildfires earlier this summer, in a show of anger over the gover...
'Never seen one like it': German pensioners flee wildfire
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
German pensioner Petra Mertens did not hesitate when ordered to evacuate her home in the sleepy western border town of Monschau as an enormous fire advanced fro...
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