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Swiss researchers hoard vast trove of NASA climate data
Jul 20, 2026 (AFP)
Researchers have copied massive quantities of publicly-available climate and environmental data from NASA onto a Swiss supercomputer to train artificial intelli...
Trump speaks to Canada PM at World Cup after wildfire threats
Jul 20, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump said he held talks Sunday at the World Cup final with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and called for damages over wildfires that have...
Bad Bunny concert in Milan cancelled due to hailstorm
Jul 19, 2026 (AFP)
An open-air concert by Puerto Rican music star Bad Bunny in Milan on Saturday night was cancelled due to a violent hailstorm but the organiser said tickets woul...
Fire forces evactuations in south France town
Jul 19, 2026 (AFP)
A fast-moving wildfire in southern France forced the evacuation of dozens of homes on Sunday as more than 600 firefighters and a fleet of water-bombing aircraft...
Floating igloo leaves France for polar exploration mission
Jul 19, 2026 (AFP)
A floating research station resembling a giant aluminium igloo on Sunday set out from France to begin a long-term mission in the Arctic that will see it drift w...
Wildfire scorches 12,000 hectares north of Madrid: Spanish authorities
Jul 19, 2026 (AFP)
A wildfire raging 100 kilometres (60 miles) north of Madrid has spread, burning more than 12,000 hectares and forcing several hundred people to evacuate, local ...
Hundreds evacuated as wildfire scorches 13,000 hectares in Spain
Jul 19, 2026 (AFP)
Firefighters were battling a wildfire north of Madrid on Sunday that has burned around 13,000 hectares (32,000 acres) of land and forced some 700 residents to e...
N. Macedonia probes water supply after mass poisoning
Jul 19, 2026 (AFP)
Health officials in North Macedonia declared an epidemic in a region near Skopje Sunday after hundreds of people were treated for poisoning, with suspicions foc...
Fire forces evacuations in south France town
Jul 19, 2026 (AFP)
A fast-moving wildfire in southern France forced the evacuation of dozens of homes on Sunday as more than 600 firefighters and a fleet of water-bombing aircraft...
Greece braces for year's first heatwave
Jul 19, 2026 (AFP)
Greece, which was spared the record hot weather that ravaged most of Europe in June, is finally bracing for its first heatwave of the year.
Fire forces evacuations in south France town
Jul 19, 2026 (AFP)
A fast-moving wildfire in southern France forced the evacuation of dozens of homes on Sunday as more than 600 firefighters and a fleet of water-bombing aircraft...
'Chainsaw massacre': Europe mulls culls for fish-guzzling cormorant
Jul 18, 2026 (AFP)
Europe's great cormorant has recovered from near-extinction to overabundance in half a century, stoking a long-running debate over population control between fi...
Spain braces for third heatwave with highs above 40C
Jul 18, 2026 (AFP)
Spain is set to enter its third heatwave of the summer on Tuesday, with temperatures forecast to climb above 40C across large parts of the country, the national...
Vietnam floods and landslides kill at least 4
Jul 18, 2026 (AFP)
Severe flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains killed at least four people in Vietnam, state media reported on Saturday.
Data centre battles marking politics worldwide
Jul 18, 2026 (AFP)
Governments worldwide are pushing to attract AI computing infrastructure, but must grapple with data centres' demands on resources and mounting local opposition...
Trump threatens to increase Canada tariffs over wildfire smoke pollution
Jul 18, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump threatened on Friday a tariff increase on Canada to cover the cost of smoke pollution from wildfires that have choked large parts of t...
UN to list more sites as 'in danger' from conflict or climate change
Jul 18, 2026 (AFP)
The United Nations looks set to list a Biblical site, Lebanese castles, an antelope migration path and the world's deepest lake as world treasures under threat,...
EU reforms carbon market under pressure from industry
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
The European Union on Friday proposed easing its carbon trading scheme for companies, as it unveiled reforms to one of its flagship climate policies under press...
Paris region deaths more than doubled during June heatwave: health authorities
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
The rate of deaths in the Paris region during a record-breaking heatwave last month was more than double normal levels, France's health agency said on Friday.
N Macedonia police probe water supply after mass poisoning
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
More than 1,000 people have been treated for poisoning symptoms in North Macedonia, a hospital said Friday, after contaminated river water was allegedly pumped ...
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