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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...
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...
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...
Spain records nearly 4,500 heat-related deaths since June 1: public institute
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Spain registered nearly 4,500 heat-related deaths from June 1 to August 19, the highest amount during this period since 2022, according to figures from the publ...
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...
More than 7,300 excess deaths in France's historically hot summer so far
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
France saw more than 7,300 excess deaths during heatwaves so far this year, health authorities said Wednesday, as the country has also endured a record number o...
Italian scientists bet on octopus to fight crab invasion
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
From a fishing trawler in the Adriatic, Italian scientists gently release thousands of tiny octopuses in the hope of fighting an invasive crab species that has ...
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 ...
North Sea drilling tests UK govt climate pledge
Aug 19, 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...
Honduras places 80% of country on El Nino drought alert
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
The Honduran government on Wednesday placed 80 percent of the country, including the capital, on drought alert as El Nino scorches harvests and causes livestock...
7,300 excess deaths and counting in France's historically hot summer
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
France saw more than 7,300 excess deaths during heatwaves so far this year, health authorities said Wednesday, as the country has also endured a record number o...
France endures more than 50 heatwave days in 2026: AFP analysis
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
France has already endured a record 52 days of heatwaves since mid-June, with summer yet to end, according to an AFP analysis of Meteo-France data.
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 ...
Evacuation orders lifted in Belgian wildfire zone
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Authorities in Belgium and Germany on Wednesday lifted the last remaining evacuation orders in the border region where firefighters appeared to be gaining the u...
New Zealand blocks lawsuits against firms over climate harm
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
New Zealand has passed hotly contested legislation to block lawsuits that seek to hold companies liable for climate change harm.
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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