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Germany reports record 14,000 heat-related deaths this summer
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Germany registered a record of around 14,000 heat-related deaths this summer as Europe struggled through a series of punishing heatwaves, official data showed T...
French heatwave ties for country's longest on record
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
France's latest heatwave has already tied for the country's longest on record after lasting more than three weeks, the country's meteorological service said Thu...
Firefighters quell 'numerous flare-ups' in Belgian wildfire
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Firefighters wrestled "numerous flare-ups" under control overnight in a final push to quell Belgium's massive High Fens wildfire, officials said Thursday, pushi...
Record number of locations in France top 40C over summer: AFP analysis
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
A record number of weather stations in mainland France have recorded temperatures above 40C this summer, with some major cities crossing the threshold for the f...
Germany logged 14,000 heat-related deaths this summer: govt data
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Germany registered around 14,000 heat-related deaths this summer as Europe struggled through a series of punishing heatwaves, worse than a previous record high ...
Belgium's fire of the century now 'under control'
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Belgium's largest wildfire in a century was brought "under control" Thursday after a seven-day fight involving hundreds of firefighters in the boggy terrain of ...
Belgium's fire of the century now 'under control'
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Belgium's largest wildfire in a century was brought "under control" Thursday after a seven-day fight involving hundreds of firefighters in the boggy terrain of ...
Europe heatwaves scorch 80 million with 40 C heat: AFP analysis
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Europe's deadly record-breaking summer heatwaves sent temperatures above 40C in areas inhabited by 80 million people from mid-June to mid-August, according to o...
Hundreds of Tunisians protest against government, water shortages
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Hundreds of Tunisians on Thursday demonstrated in the capital against President Kais Saied and issues including power cuts and drinking water shortages.
What a record-breaking El Nino could mean for the world
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
This year's El Nino is on track to be the strongest on record, threatening to unleash extreme weather across the globe and make 2027 the hottest recorded year b...
Panama Canal to reduce shipping over El Nino-fueled drought
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
The Panama Canal will reduce shipping volumes from next month because of a drought fueled by the El Nino phenomenon, the operator of the strategic waterway link...
Scorching summer triggers record rockfalls in Alps, scientist says
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
The exceptionally hot summer in the Alps has been marked by a record number of rockfalls, some of them fatal, with "a large majority attributable to the climate...
North Sea drilling tests UK govt climate pledge
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham must decide in the coming weeks whether to authorise two North Sea drilling projects, an issue which has divided his own Lab...
Serbian blaze forces evacuations, as Russian waterbomber arrives
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
A Serbian wildfire burning for weeks in a vast nature reserve forced evacuations on Thursday, according to state media, as a Russian water-bombing aircraft help...
As Europe's rivers recede, shippers scramble to limit damage
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Exceptionally low river levels in a Europe hit hard by drought and record heat have plunged transporters into turmoil this summer, driving up costs that everyda...
Bodies of Belgian climbers who vanished in 1992 found in Swiss Alps
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
The bodies of two Belgian climbers who disappeared in the Swiss Alps 34 years ago have been found, freed from the melting Trift Glacier, police said Wednesday.
Belgian fire of the century 'encircled' but fight goes on
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Firefighters hacked their way through boggy terrain overnight to fully surround Belgium's largest wildfire in a century, but crews were still battling numerous ...
New blaze breaks out west of Madrid weeks after major wildfires
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Firefighters were battling a new blaze west of Madrid on Wednesday, just weeks after some of the worst wildfires in the Spanish region's history forced tens of ...
'How many will die?': the mysterious ailment killing Kenyan elephants
Aug 19, 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 victim of a mysterious ailment...
Parched and desperate for rain, Kazakhstan turns to cloud-seeding
Aug 19, 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...
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