People evacuated as new wildfire hits Greek island
ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- Scores of firefighters backed by water-dropping aircraft battled a forest fire that broke out early Monday…
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Environment
Israel asks for international help to fight forest fires
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israeli firefighters battled flames for a second day Monday in the hills west of Jerusalem, forcing…
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Spain sizzles in record heat as fires blaze
Spain saw its highest temperature on record on Saturday as a heatwave on the Iberian peninsula drove the mercury to…
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Japan braces for more rain after floods, landslides
Japan braced for further downpours on Sunday as rescuers sifted through flood and landslide damage after record rain that left…
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Haiti authorities confirm ‘deaths’ after deadly 7.2-magnitude quake
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said, prompting a tsunami alert and damaging…
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Putin alarmed over ‘unprecedented’ natural disasters in Russia
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said the scale of natural disasters that have hit Russia…
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Dutch lead charge for electric car stations
by Charlotte VAN OUWERKERK ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AFP) -- They are best known for bike-riding, but the climate-vulnerable Dutch are leading…
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In blistering drought, California farmers rip up precious almond trees
by Camille CAMDESSUS HURON, United States (AFP) -- Crushed by a devastating drought and new water restrictions, Daniel Hartwig had…
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Libya’s wildlife treasure island at risk of ruin
by Hamza Mekouar FARWA, Libya (AFP) -- Once famed for its exceptional wildlife, Libya's Farwa island risks becoming just another…
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Biden lauds Pacific Island nations in tackling ongoing challenges of pandemic, climate change
by Alfred Acenas (EBC Hawaii-Pacific) HONOLULU (Eagle News) - At the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting on Friday, August 6,…
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A drought-hit California town finds itself sinking into the ground
"You've got too many farmers pumping all around," complained Raul Atilano. This octogenarian resident of Corcoran, the self-proclaimed farming capital…
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Hundreds of families homeless as Greek fires rage, rain saves Turkey
Hundreds of firefighters fought fires that have devoured record numbers of woodlands in Greece on Saturday and left hundreds of…
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