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US plans steep water cuts for southwest amid Colorado River crisis
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
The US federal government on Friday unveiled its plan for future management of the beleaguered Colorado River, with significant water reductions ahead for sever...
England, Wales set for driest July since 1836: forecaster
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
England and Wales are on course for the driest July since records began nearly 200 years ago, the Met Office said on Friday, amid a prolonged heatwave and excep...
Fire risks, water shortages as heatwave hits central Europe
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Central Europe was sweltering under the latest heatwave in an already record-breaking summer on Friday, with several countries taking steps to reduce the risk o...
The last trio: S.Africa's zoo elephants await their fate
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
The last three elephants still in a traditional South African zoo entered their enclosure in single file, fruit and vegetables scattered on the ground to encour...
Fire-hit France region 'coming up for air' as main blaze calms
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
People in France's fire-hit southwest were "coming up for air", officials said Friday, after firefighters managed to stabilise a massive blaze that had burned f...
Forever chemicals and pesticides: what to know
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Since returning to power, President Donald Trump's administration has approved five new pesticides that many scientists and environmental advocates say are PFAS...
Water shortages hit daily life in Eritrea's capital
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Saba has become used to coping with the chronic water shortages that have hit the Eritrean capital, Asmara, in recent years.
Ukraine sends team of 70 to help battle France forest fires
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Ukraine said Friday it had dispatched a team of 70 rescuers to help battle blazes in France that have sent hundreds of thousands of people fleeing.
Forever chemicals and pesticides under Trump: what to know
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Since returning to power, President Donald Trump's administration has approved five new pesticides considered by many to be PFAS "forever chemicals," a class of...
US announces steep water cuts for three states amid Colorado River crisis
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
The US federal government on Friday unveiled its plan for future management of the beleaguered Colorado River, with significant water reductions ahead for sever...
Shell profit surges as Mideast war fuels oil prices
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
British energy giant Shell said Thursday that its net profit tripled to $10.8 billion in the second quarter as the Middle East war sent oil prices soaring.
France firefighters hopeful, as Spain ends national emergency
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
France firefighters on Thursday were hopeful a massive forest fire was no longer spreading, as Spain lifted a state of emergency over wildfires near Madrid.
Mexico escalates war against smelly seaweed on Caribbean beaches
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Mexico is deploying specialized navy ships to fight a massive influx of sargassum on the country's Caribbean beaches, authorities said Thursday, as the smelly s...
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 ...
'Beginning of the end': Relief but no party as French wildfire winds down
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
For the first time since he signed up to join the weeklong fight against France's worst wildfire since 1949, Maxence Cereja said he felt comfortable enough to t...
'First somewhat optimistic day' in southwest France since outbreak of fire: official
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Fire-ravaged southwestern France experienced its "first somewhat optimistic day" on Thursday since wildfires broke out more than a week ago, a top local officia...
Southern Europe 'becoming more flammable' in hotter climate, experts say
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Southern Europe is "becoming more flammable" with the number of summer days primed for extreme fire conditions more than doubling since 1981, a new study found ...
Three of EU's 15 largest wildfires since 2016 occurred in July
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Three wildfires that broke out within days of each other in Spain and France this month are among the 15 largest recorded in the European Union since 2016.
Cyanide poisoning likely killed 15 elephants in Kenya: investigators
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Fifteen elephants found dead over the past month in one of Kenya's best-known wildlife parks were likely poisoned by cyanide, possibly from pesticides used on n...
France, Spain eye wildfire reprieve as other blazes start up in Europe
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
France and Spain on Thursday glimpsed a reprieve from some of the worst wildfires in living memory, which have sent hundreds of thousands of people fleeing -- a...
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