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Wildfires push endangered Sumatran elephants to brink: Indonesian NGO
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Critically endangered Sumatran elephants are being pushed closer to the brink as wildfires raze vast swathes of their habitat on the western island of Sumatra, ...
Wildfires push endangered Sumatran elephants to brink: Indonesian NGO
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Critically endangered Sumatran elephants are being pushed closer to the brink as wildfires raze vast swathes of their habitat on the western island of Sumatra, ...
In hydropowered Bhutan, solar starts to rise
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Engineer Rinzin Galley stands on a platform overlooking a former military shooting range on the edge of Bhutan's capital Thimphu, now home to a gleaming field o...
'Breathing toxin every day': Indonesians choked by haze feel helpless
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Struggling to breathe through the acrid haze emanating from wildfires on Indonesia's Borneo island, residents told AFP on Wednesday they feared for their health...
US touts its power, avoids Iran war at G20 Energy meeting
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
The United States hammered home a message touting its energy dominance at Tuesday's meeting of G20 energy ministers in Houston, while brushing past the conseque...
EU chief promises new 'heatwave plan' after deadly summer
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday Brussels will put forward a "heatwave plan" to better respond to extreme weather after record temperatures scorched...
'Breathing toxin every day': Indonesians choked by haze feel helpless
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Struggling to breathe through the acrid haze emanating from wildfires on Indonesia's Borneo island, residents told AFP on Wednesday they feared for their health...
Almost 8,000 excess deaths in France's scorched summer: statistics
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
The hottest summer in France since 1900 marked by a succession of record heatwaves resulted in almost 8,000 excess deaths, health authorities statistics publish...
Almost 8,000 excess deaths in France's scorched summer: statistics
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
The hottest summer in France since 1900 marked by a succession of record heatwaves resulted in almost 8,000 excess deaths, health authorities' statistics publis...
Heavy rain lashes Spain, leaving woman missing
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Spanish rescuers were racing on Thursday to find a woman swept away by floods near Barcelona as torrential rain struck the country's Mediterranean east, submerg...
In hydropowered Bhutan, solar starts to rise
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Engineer Rinzin Galley stands on a platform overlooking a former military shooting range on the edge of Bhutan's capital Thimphu, now home to a gleaming field o...
Dead animals, barren fields, and hunger - El Nino chokes Central America
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Animals are dropping dead amid the worst drought in living memory for many Central Americans, who are grappling with the unforgiving effects of the powerful El ...
Murders of Brazil land defenders double in 2025: NGO
Sep 15, 2026 (AFP)
The number of environmental and land activists murdered or disappeared in Brazil in 2025 more than doubled to 26, the advocacy group Global Witness said Tuesday...
Heathrow Airport expansion at odds with UK climate goals: report
Sep 15, 2026 (AFP)
UK climate advisers warned on Wednesday that plans to expand London's Heathrow Airport are incompatible with the country's legally binding climate goals.
Amnesty urges Algeria to abandon death penalty plans after wildfires
Sep 15, 2026 (AFP)
Amnesty International urged Algeria's government on Tuesday to abandon plans to resume executions after it pledged to give the death penalty to those responsibl...
Panama Canal to cut maritime traffic again due to El Nino
Sep 15, 2026 (AFP)
The Panama Canal is planning further reductions to maritime traffic through the waterway after already slashing numbers due to the El Nino weather pattern, the ...
Brazil's Amazon defender Raoni has cancer
Sep 15, 2026 (AFP)
Brazilian tribal chief Raoni Metuktire, the most recognized face of the fight to save the Amazon rainforest, has gastrointestinal cancer and is receiving pallia...
Sri Lanka's famed beach shack battles demolition
Sep 15, 2026 (AFP)
Sri Lanka's famed seafood shack Beach Wadiya has hosted royalty including Britain's Princess Anne and sporting legends such as cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, but n...
Sudan's Darfur faces driest rainy season in four decades: WFP
Sep 15, 2026 (AFP)
Sudan's Darfur region is experiencing its driest rainy season since the 1980s, according to the World Food Programme, as climate change worsens famine condition...
Bougainville leader says violence won't stop Panguna mine reopening
Sep 14, 2026 (AFP)
Violence will not derail the reopening of the dormant Panguna mine in Papua New Guinea's Bougainville region, a local leader said, after saboteurs torched rows ...
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