ENVIRONMENT

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Forever chemicals and pesticides: what to know
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Since returning to power, President Donald Trump's administration has approved five new pesticides that many scientists and environmental advocates say are PFAS...
Ukraine sends team of 70 to help battle France forest fires
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Ukraine said Friday it had dispatched a team of 70 rescuers to help battle blazes in France that have sent hundreds of thousands of people fleeing.
The last trio: S.Africa's zoo elephants await their fate
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
The last three elephants still in a traditional South African zoo entered their enclosure in single file, fruit and vegetables scattered on the ground to encour...
France, Spain assess scorched terrain as new wildfires threaten other regions
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Greek firefighters faced another day of battling flames in high-risk conditions for new ignitions on Friday as France and Spain hoped for reprieve from massive ...
Water shortages hit daily life in Eritrea's capital
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Saba has become used to coping with the chronic water shortages that have hit the Eritrean capital, Asmara, in recent years.
French, Italian winegrowers face earliest ever harvest
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Scorching summer temperatures have disrupted life for millions of Europeans but for winegrowers in Italy and France, who are harvesting their grapes unusually e...
Firefighters in eastern England battle 'dangerous' wildfire
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Firefighters in eastern England were Thursday battling a "difficult and dangerous" wildfire which has devastated around 100 hectares (245 acres) of heathland an...
Three of EU's 15 largest wildfires since 2016 occurred in July
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Three wildfires that broke out within days of each other in Spain and France this month are among the 15 largest recorded in the European Union since 2016.
'First somewhat optimistic day' in southwest France since outbreak of fire: official
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Fire-ravaged southwestern France experienced its "first somewhat optimistic day" on Thursday since wildfires broke out more than a week ago, a top local officia...
France, Spain eye wildfire reprieve as other blazes start up in Europe
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
France and Spain on Thursday glimpsed a reprieve from some of the worst wildfires in living memory, which have sent hundreds of thousands of people fleeing -- a...
Southern Europe 'becoming more flammable' in hotter climate, experts say
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Southern Europe is "becoming more flammable" with the number of summer days primed for extreme fire conditions more than doubling since 1981, a new study found ...
Italy's Po River valley on drought alert
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Italian authorities raised the drought alert level to "high" on Thursday in the Po Valley, home of the country's longest river, due to worsening conditions and ...
Cyanide poisoning likely killed 15 elephants in Kenya: investigators
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Fifteen elephants found dead over the past month in one of Kenya's best-known wildlife parks were likely poisoned by cyanide, possibly from pesticides used on n...
Mammoth bones found on parched bed of Danube in Bulgaria
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Sinking water levels in the Danube river have unveiled bones of a mammoth in Bulgaria and could lead to further discoveries, a local museum director told AFP on...
House collapse during monsoon kills 11 in Pakistan's Lahore
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
A house in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore collapsed during heavy monsoon rains, killing 11 people, an official said on Thursday.
Spain ends national emergency for wildfires near Madrid
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday lifted the state of emergency over wildfires west of Madrid that forced the evacuations of tens of thousands of...
Turkish crews battle fires near tourist areas, many declared under control
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Firefighters continued battling forest fires Thursday in Turkey's popular tourist regions of Antalya and the Dardanelles, authorities reported.
Spanish authorities say 'almost no flames' left in fire near Madrid
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Wildfires threatening areas near Madrid have stopped spreading and there are "almost no flames", Spanish authorities said Thursday.
Stranded boats, out-of-work fishermen as Danube hits record lows
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
The tourist port in the Romanian town of Corabia, on the banks of the Danube river, is deserted except for a few pleasure boats stranded in the algae.
Turkey battles wind-fuelled wildfires on tourist coasts
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Hundreds of Turkish firefighters battled on Thursday to contain wind-fuelled wildfires spreading near key tourist regions on the country's Mediterranean coast.
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