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Tourists rescued by boat as forest fire threatens Greek beaches
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
A fleet of small boats evacuated hundreds of tourists from beaches in northern Greece as a forest fire bore down on two popular resorts.
German steel giant Thyssenkrupp weighs options as Rhine drops
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
German steel giant Thyssenkrupp said Thursday that it was monitoring water levels in the Rhine and ready to respond if they drop further, after boat deliveries ...
'How many will die?': the mysterious ailment killing Kenyan elephants
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Lying on the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust, the elephant slowly exhausted himself in futile attempts to stand, the latest potential victim of a still-my...
Heavy rain soaks eastern Japan, prompting highest-level warning
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Torrential rain pummelled eastern Japan on Thursday, triggering landslides and power outages, and prompting the weather authority to issue its highest-level hea...
World 'not on track' to meet biodiversity goals ahead of UN talks
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
The world is not on track to meet its commitments to protect nature, the UN's biodiversity chief warned on Thursday, just weeks before a major conference addres...
Peru girds for tough El Nino heat and rain
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Peru declared a state of emergency Thursday in a third of its cities as it warned that intense heat and rain associated with El Nino might mean people will not ...
Tourists rescued by boat as forest fire threatens Greek beaches
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
A fleet of small boats evacuated dozens of tourists from beaches in northern Greece as a forest fire bore down on two popular resorts.
Never wake a sleeping bear -- or pay a hefty fine in the Arctic
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
A person in Norway's Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic has been fined 50,000 kroner ($5,255) for using a foghorn to wake a sleeping polar bear, local officials...
Porsche to end production of flagship electric car: report
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Struggling German sports car maker Porsche plans to end production of the Taycan, its flagship fully electric model, by 2030 after steadily dwindling sales, a r...
UK homes burnt, residents evacuated in fires
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
A fire tore through several homes, residents were evacuated and "extensive" damage reported as firefighters battled multiple blazes in central England, which ex...
'How many will die?': the mysterious ailment killing Kenyan elephants
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Lying on the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust, the elephant slowly exhausted himself in futile attempts to stand, the latest potential victim of a still-my...
Germany's dry rivers spark battle on engineering vs restoration
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
As a heat wave dries Germany's rivers, government ministers are at odds over what to do about it -- re-engineer the waterways or restore them to their natural s...
Europe heatwave: more than 90 mn set for temperatures above 35°C
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Areas of Europe home to at least 92 million people -- particularly in France, Italy, and Spain -- are set for temperatures over 35C on Wednesday in the continen...
How Britain's mapmakers track climate change
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Once used to defend Britain's shores against Napoleonic France, the Ordnance Survey's detailed maps are now essential for tracking and adapting to climate chang...
EU curbs on 'forever chemicals' in food packaging kick in
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
New EU restrictions on toxic substances known as "forever chemicals" in food packaging kicked in Wednesday along with broader rules on cutting packaging waste i...
Brazil's natural areas shrink, worsening El Nino impact
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Brazil has lost an area of native vegetation more than twice the size of France in the past four decades, increasing vulnerability to extreme weather events fro...
Tourists rush to Mount Etna as Italian volcano erupts
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Spectacular images of lava flowing down the slopes of an erupting Mount Etna have drawn flocks of tourists to the Italian volcano -- to the worry of local guide...
Earliest-ever harvest for France's Champagne region after heatwaves
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
France's Champagne region has begun its earliest-ever grape harvest after successive scorching heatwaves accelerated ripening, industry officials said Wednesday...
'Trying to bury the science': US climate research under siege
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
A benchmark US report on the fast-changing state of the Arctic has been canceled. The nation's top research body has removed a chapter on global warming from a ...
'Imposing ignorance': US climate science under siege
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
A benchmark US report on the fast-changing state of the Arctic has been canceled. The nation's top research body has removed a chapter on global warming from a ...
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