ENVIRONMENT

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Germany reports record 15,800 heat-related deaths this summer
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Germany has registered a record 15,800 heat-related deaths this summer as Europe struggles through a series of punishing heatwaves, the national public health i...
Tunisia's Saied blames 'premeditated acts' for water, power cuts
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Tunisian President Kais Saied, who has ruled with near-total power since 2021, said on Thursday that premeditated acts were behind prolonged water and electrici...
Japan to survey animal cafes over hygiene, welfare concerns
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Japan plans to probe popular animal cafes, where visitors can interact with anything from cats to capybaras, following concerns about hygiene and the creatures'...
Japan to survey animal cafes over hygiene, welfare concerns
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Japan plans to probe popular animal cafes, where visitors can interact with anything from cats to capybaras, following concerns about hygiene and the creatures'...
Algeria declares national mourning over wildfire deaths
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Thursday declared a three-day national mourning after wildfires in the northeast killed at least 12 people and injure...
Finland defends shores against oil spill risk
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
On a lush island in the Gulf of Finland, workers are toiling to protect the coastline from oil-spills -- a risk heightened by Russian shadow fleet shipments and...
Corals show El Nino intensifying as planet warms: study
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Coral skeleton records stretching back 1,000 years show El Nino episodes are intensifying as the planet warms, carrying major implications for a future under cl...
Tigers, hyenas, camel found in raid on Mexican fuel smugglers
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Mexican authorities said Thursday that they had rescued Bengal tigers, mandrills, hyenas and even a camel during raids on a fuel smuggling ring in the northeast...
Climate change leaves its mark on America's largest reservoir
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
From high in the hills around Las Vegas, tourist Choune Osterero gazes down at the line of chalky mineral deposits left on the rocks around Lake Mead as the lev...
Too hot to incubate: Nile crocodiles hatch on their own in French reserve
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
France's heatwaves have produced an unusual outcome at a wildlife park, where 10 Nile crocodiles hatched without human assistance for the first time, the direct...
How narwhal 'scientists' track Arctic warming
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
The fight against climate change has a new, spiral-tusked ally: the narwhal.
Japan to extend weather forecasts in response to climate change
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Japan's meteorological agency said Wednesday it plans to start issuing two-week forecasts to better prepare for extreme weather events, up from seven days at pr...
France eases cow diets as cheesemakers sweat
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Widespread drought and record-breaking heatwaves have forced France to relax some of its famously strict rules on cheese production, with authorities announcing...
Peruvian environmentalist didn't actually die: Indigenous group
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
An Indigenous organization in Peru on Wednesday went back on its word after announcing the death of an Indigenous environmental defender, stating that he was in...
Fire haze threatens health of millions in Indonesia, ministry warns
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Millions of Indonesians risk health complications from exposure to thick haze covering several cities and towns, officials said Wednesday, as El Nino-fuelled wi...
Nepal deploys rescuers after massive flood
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
A massive flood swept through Nepal's northern Rasuwa district on Wednesday, damaging roads and power infrastructure as authorities scrambled to assess the scal...
Thai held over parrot eggs haul in South Africa
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
South African customs officials arrested a Thai national trying to smuggle 50 suspected endangered parrot eggs through Johannesburg's main airport, the environm...
How narwhal 'scientists' track Arctic warming
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
The fight against climate change has a new, spiral-tusked ally: the narwhal.
El Salvador, Panama sound alarm on El Nino-fueled drought
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Panama on Tuesday became the latest Central American country, after Honduras and El Salvador, to declare an emergency over El Nino, which has already forced a r...
El Salvador on red alert due to El Nino-fueled drought
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
El Salvador declared a state of maximum alert on Tuesday due to a drought linked to the El Nino phenomenon, which has caused crop losses, authorities said.
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