ENVIRONMENT

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Protecting the protectors: racing to save Philippine mangroves
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
Standing knee-deep in coastal waters, environmentalist Andrea Pimentel guides workers as they drive bamboo poles into the seabed to block sediment from choking ...
CORRECTED: Toronto air ranked among world's worst as wildfire smoke billows south
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
Toronto had the worst air quality of any major city in the world on Wednesday, the Swiss firm IQAir said, as Canadian authorities urged people to stay indoors.
Toronto air ranked among world's worst as wildfire smoke billows south
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
Toronto had the worst air quality of any major city in the world on Wednesday, the Swiss firm IQAir said, as Canadian authorities urged people to stay indoors.
France in 'very worrying' drought: minister
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
France is experiencing a "very worrying" drought that has spurred a record number of water restrictions for the time of year, the ecology minister said on Wedne...
Fire ravages popular forest outside Paris
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
Hundreds of French firefighters aided by water bombers on Tuesday battled to control wildfires ravaging a hugely popular forest outside Paris as another scorchi...
NY state pauses new large data center projects in US first
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
New York became the first US state to halt construction of new large-scale data centers on Tuesday, with the governor signing an executive order pausing permits...
Too hot: Buttoned-up Tokyo officials ditch suits for 'cool' shorts
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
On a hot, humid day in Tokyo, metropolitan government official Noboru Watanabe overcame embarrassment to come to work in shorts, an unusual choice in a country ...
Dangote's mega oil project threatens fragile Kenyan ecosystem: Greenpeace
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
Climate rights group Greenpeace Africa called on Tuesday for a halt to a proposed mega oil refinery project by Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, in Kenya's c...
Record-smashing US heat wave surges from West to East
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
A record-smashing heat wave was spreading Tuesday from the West toward the East Coast, placing nearly 100 million Americans under heat alerts.
First half of summer Spain's hottest on record: weather agency
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
Mainland Spain registered its hottest first half of the summer since records began in 1961, with two heatwaves sending temperatures soaring, national weather ag...
Fire ravages popular forest outside Paris
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
Hundreds of French firefighters aided by water bombers on Tuesday battled to control wildfires that have ravaged a hugely popular forest outside Paris as anothe...
Fire ravages historic forest outside Paris
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
Hundreds of French firefighters aided by water bombers on Tuesday battled wildfires that have ravaged a hugely popular forest outside Paris as another scorching...
Fire ravages historic forest outside Paris
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
Hundreds of French firefighters aided by water bombers on Tuesday battled wildfires that have ravaged a hugely popular forest outside Paris as another scorching...
NY pauses new large data center projects for one year
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
New York will stop issuing permits for new large-scale data centers in the state for one year, according to an order signed by the governor on Tuesday.
Germany recorded 32 percent spike in deaths in June heatwave
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
Deaths in Germany spiked 32 percent during a record heatwave in June compared to levels in the previous four years, official data showed Tuesday.
Spain confirms 12 foreigners among 13 wildfire victims
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
Twelve of the 13 victims of a deadly wildfire that swept through Andalusia in southern Spain were foreign nationals, the authorities said on Tuesday after compl...
Wildfires that ravaged historic forest outside Paris contained
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
Hundreds of French firefighters on Tuesday managed to contain two fires that have burned over 2,000 hectares of the historic Fontainebleau forest near Paris ov...
Wildfires advance in forest south of Paris
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
Wildfires raging in a forest south of Paris have devoured more land overnight, firefighters said on Tuesday, ahead of France's national day celebrations.
UK climate now hotter, sunnier: weather agency
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
The UK climate is profoundly different compared to typical British weather last century, with constantly rising temperatures and frequent extreme events, the na...
Record-smashing heat wave surges from West to eastern US, Canada
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
A record-smashing heat wave was spreading Tuesday from the Mountain West toward the eastern United States and Canada, placing more than 100 million people under...
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