ENVIRONMENT

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Heat kills 19 in South Korea this summer: government agency
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
South Korea's summer heat has killed 19 people so far this year, a government health agency said on Tuesday, as the nation swelters in a wave of searing weather...
Greece arrests Italian boat crew for harvesting coral
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Authorities in Greece have arrested the crew of an Italian leisure boat in possession of illegally harvested coral worth nearly a million euros, media and the g...
Heat kills 16 in South Korea this summer: interior ministry
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
South Korea's summer heat has killed 16 people so far this year, the interior ministry said Tuesday, as the nation swelters in a wave of searing weather.
Suspected heatstroke kills three lions at Japan zoo
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Three lions at a Tokyo zoo have died from suspected heatstroke and others are under treatment, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday, with the big cats struggling with ...
Austria records all-time temperature high of 41C
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Austria set a new temperature record on Tuesday with 41C measured in Vienna, the national weather agency said.
Hundreds of Panamanians protest canal reservoir plans
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Around 300 people staged a protest in Panama City on Monday to oppose the construction of a new reservoir for the Panama Canal, which will require the resettlem...
Britain's Royal Mint strikes gold in electronic waste
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
At the heart of Britain's coin factory, old Bank of England telephones are stripped down and dipped into giant vats to recover a hidden treasure: the gold in th...
Heatwave divides rich and poor of upmarket Seoul
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
In Seoul's affluent district of Gangnam, a severe heatwave has changed the currency of cool: access to air conditioning now defines the line between the haves a...
Austria records all-time temperature high of 40.8C: weather service
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Austria set a new temperature record on Tuesday with 40.8C measured in Vienna, the national weather agency said.
Heatwave divides rich and poor of upmarket Seoul
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
A severe heatwave has changed the currency of cool in Seoul's affluent district of Gangnam: access to air conditioning now defines the line between the haves an...
Ukrainian firefighters join battle against France fire in first
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
After a 52-hour drive, Ukrainian firefighters on Monday joined operations to fully extinguish the wildfire that devastated the Gironde region in southwestern Fr...
Seoul issues first 'severe heatwave warning' under new system
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
South Korea's weather agency issued a "severe heatwave warning" for Seoul on Monday, the first such advisory since introducing the designation this year to aler...
WWII shells surface in wildfire-ravaged French village
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
A huge forest fire near Bordeaux in southwestern France has revealed World War II shells in the village of Le Porge, where all residents returned to their homes...
England, Wales had driest July on record: Met Office
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
England and Wales both experienced the "driest July on record", the UK Met Office weather agency said Monday, based on provisional figures.
Last Scottish island bird hunt banned after almost 500 years
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
A centuries-old annual bird chick hunt on a remote Scottish island, known as the Guga Hunt, has been banned this year, the authorities said Monday, citing conse...
What Europe can learn from Australia's 'Black Summer' wildfires
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
Australians who faced a "Black Summer" blaze that scorched millions of hectares say they may have lessons for European countries hit by some of the fiercest fir...
England, Wales had driest July on record: Met Office
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
England and Wales both experienced the "driest July on record", the UK Met Office weather agency said Monday, based on provisional figures.
South Korea records its highest-ever temperature of 42.5C
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
South Korea registered its highest temperature since records began more than a century ago on Sunday, as authorities warned people to "immediately" stop all out...
Drought forces Serbia to cut back power generation
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
A drought in Serbia which has brought the Danube river to its lowest-ever level is forcing the country to greatly reduce power generation from hydroelectric pla...
Smoke from France industrial waste fire confines 30,000 indoors
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
An industrial waste warehouse caught fire on Sunday in France, authorities said, spewing foul smoke that gave residents headaches and caused authorities to brie...
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