Thousands evacuated as California wildfire grows
by David McNew with Michael Mathes in Washington Agence France-Presse MIDPINES, United States (AFP) -- A fierce California wildfire expanded…
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Environment
Call for max working temperature cap after EU heatwave deaths
by Patrick Galey Agence France-Press PARIS, France (AFP) -- Trade unions called Monday for the European Commission to impose maximum…
2 years ago
UK breaches 40C for first time, heat records tumble in France
by Joe JACKSON with AFP Europe bureaus Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- A punishing heatwave fuelling ferocious wildfires…
2 years ago
‘Shocking’ report lists devastation to Australia wildlife
by David Williams Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's unique wildlife is being devastated by bushfires, drought, habitat loss…
2 years ago
Climate change’s fingerprints on ever hotter heatwaves
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Hotter, longer, more frequent. Heatwaves such as the one currently roasting much of Europe,…
2 years ago
France braces for record temperatures
PARIS, France (AFP) -- France was bracing Monday for the peak of the heatwave gripping the country, with crushing temperatures…
2 years ago
Vulnerable Pacific islands call for ‘urgent, immediate’ action on climate
by Maddison Connaughton Agence France Presse SUVA, Fiji (AFP) -- Vulnerable Pacific islands demanded "urgent, immediate" global action on…
2 years ago
Indonesian islanders sue cement giant Holcim over climate damage
ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP) -- Residents of Pulau Pari, an Indonesian island threatened by rising sea levels, are suing cement…
2 years ago
Western Europe wilts under second heatwave in weeks
by Benoit Petit, with AFP Bureaus in Europe Agence France Presse BORDEAUX, France (AFP) -- France and Britain were…
2 years ago
‘Desperate for water’: drought hits Mexican industrial powerhouse
by Sofia Miselem Agence France-Presse MONTERREY, Mexico (AFP) -- Maria Celia Navarro smiles wistfully as she remembers the now-unthinkable luxury…
2 years ago
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