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Forever chemicals and pesticides under Trump: what to know
Aug 01, 2026 (AFP)
Since returning to power, President Donald Trump's administration has approved five pesticides considered by many to be PFAS "forever chemicals," a class of tox...
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...
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...
Alarm over climate-linked low level of German waterways
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Alarm is growing among German shipping and industry about low rainfall sapping major waterways, with one stretch of the Rhine briefly dipping to its previous re...
French, Italian winegrowers face earliest ever harvest
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Scorching summer temperatures have disrupted life for millions of Europeans but for winegrowers in Italy and France, who are harvesting their grapes unusually e...
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.
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...
Strengthening El Nino 'adding fuel to a planet already on fire': UN chief
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
A strengthening El Nino that could shatter all-time records is "adding fuel to a planet already on fire" and pushing the world into "uncharted territory," UN Se...
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...
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...
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...
High winds hamper firefighting efforts in western Turkey
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Hundreds of firefighters were on Friday battling strong winds to quench a wildfire in southwestern Turkey as high winds stoked a new blaze, complicating efforts...
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...
Residents defend Spain's ancient 'El Abuelo' tree from flames
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
As a wildfire closed in, residents of the town of El Tiemblo grabbed shovels and rakes to defend an elder -- "El Abuelo," a centuries-old chestnut tree, one of ...
A side of oysters for France's flat-out firefighters
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
As the smoke from France's worst wildfire in over 75 years rose over the Bassin d'Arcachon, a pair of nearby firefighters tucked into a plate of oysters plucked...
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.
France, Spain assess scorched terrain as new wildfires threaten other regions
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Greek firefighters faced another day of battling flames in high-risk conditions for new ignitions on Friday as France and Spain hoped for reprieve from massive ...
Anti-whaling ship seized off Iceland coast: activist group
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
A ship run by a group founded by anti-whaling activist Paul Watson said Friday it had been boarded by Iceland's coast guard overnight while it was monitoring a ...
Turkey fights to last major blaze inland from Bodrum
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Hundreds of firefighters were battling strong winds to quench a wildfire in southwestern Turkey as other wind-fuelled blazes along its Mediterranean coast were ...
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