ENVIRONMENT - SKY NIGHTLY

Rising Kenyan lakes push crocodiles closer to homes

Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)

A crocodile basks in the sunshine on the roof of a submerged conference hall at a holiday resort in central Kenya, in a visible sign of how rising lake waters a...

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...

Parched and desperate for rain, Kazakhstan turns to cloud-seeding

Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)

There were only arid steppes in sight when a small plane took off from an airport in southern Kazakhstan, embarking on a delicate mission: bringing rain for the...

Greece arrests more than 280 for starting fires in 2026 so far

Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)

More than 280 people have been arrested in Greece this year so far over fire-related offenses, the fire service said Wednesday, as the country remains on high a...

Oil spill off Oman reaches mainland: state media

Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)

An oil spill from a tanker that ran aground off Oman's coast has reached the mainland, state media reported, while monsoon winds were obstructing containment ef...

Oil spill off Oman reportedly reaches mainland: UN agency

Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)

An oil spill from a tanker that ran aground off Oman's coast has reportedly begun reaching the mainland, as monsoon winds obstructs containment efforts, the Uni...

New plastic treaty document criticised for weaker ambition

Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)

A new document attempting to resuscitate a floundering global plastics treaty suggests that negotiations are trending in a less ambitious direction, a leading s...

Croatian parties seek no-confidence vote over hazardous waste scandal

Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)

Opposition parties in Croatia on Tuesday demanded a no-confidence vote against the government over the thousands of tonnes of hazardous waste still unrecovered ...

UK 'on course' to record warmest summer for second year in a row

Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)

Britain is "on course" to chalk up its warmest summer on record for the second year running, the UK's Met Office weather agency said Tuesday as the country brac...

Economic losses from natural disasters fall to $100 bn in first half of 2026: Swiss Re

Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)

Economic losses from natural catastrophes worldwide are estimated to have reached $100 billion in the first half of this year, reinsurance group Swiss Re said T...

Economic losses from natural disasters fall to $100 bn in first half of 2026: Swiss Re

Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)

Economic losses from natural catastrophes worldwide are estimated to have reached $100 billion in the first half of this year, reinsurance group Swiss Re said T...

Too hot to live? French buyers rethink housing choices after heatwaves

Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)

After multiple severe heatwaves in a single summer, French residents are increasingly factoring high temperatures into their home hunts, realtors say, bumping u...

Australia to vaccinate birds against H5 avian influenza

Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)

Australian authorities said Tuesday they would vaccinate bird species deemed to be especially vulnerable to the highly contagious H5 bird flu virus.

Schools closed as Indonesia battles wildfires

Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)

Dozens of Indonesian schools were shuttered for a second day Tuesday against the spreading haze of wildfires plaguing the archipelago at the start of a long and...

Charity races to raise millions to buy historic English estate

Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)

For sale: thousands of hectares of "rare beauty" owned by an English lord, which could become one of Britain's biggest sanctuaries of biodiversity.

Drought raising risk of more explosive Canada fires, officials say

Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)

British Columbia is at risk of more fast-growing wildfires due to widespread drought, Canadian officials said Tuesday, warning of historically low water levels ...

Schools closed as Indonesia battles wildfires

Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)

Dozens of Indonesian schools were shuttered for a second day Tuesday to protect against the spreading haze from wildfires at the start of a long and intense dry...

AI's hunger for power sparks US private gas plant boom

Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)

As US tech companies race to build the data centers fueling the AI boom, they are increasingly putting up their own power plants -- off the grid and running on ...

Memphis AI data center fuels pollution fight in Black neighborhood

Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)

The stench of rotten eggs and burning debris fills the air in Boxtown, a predominantly Black neighborhood in Memphis. Just a few miles away, a power plant fuels...

Western Europe experienced hottest June-July on record: EU monitor

Aug 10, 2026 (AFP)

Western Europe experienced its hottest June-July on record as climate change fuels an historic summer of heat, drought and wildfires across the region, the EU's...