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Economic losses from natural disasters fall to $100 bn in first half of 2026: Swiss Re
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
Economic losses from natural catastrophes worldwide are estimated to have reached $100 billion in the first half of this year, reinsurance group Swiss Re said T...
Croatian parties seek no-confidence vote over hazardous waste scandal
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
Opposition parties in Croatia on Tuesday demanded a no-confidence vote against the government over the thousands of tonnes of hazardous waste still unrecovered ...
Schools closed as Indonesia battles wildfires
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
Dozens of Indonesian schools were shuttered for a second day Tuesday against the spreading haze of wildfires plaguing the archipelago at the start of a long and...
New plastic treaty document criticised for weaker ambition
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
A new document attempting to resuscitate a floundering global plastics treaty suggests that negotiations are trending in a less ambitious direction, a leading s...
Charity races to raise millions to buy historic English estate
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
For sale: thousands of hectares of "rare beauty" owned by an English lord, which could become one of Britain's biggest sanctuaries of biodiversity.
Economic losses from natural disasters fall to $100 bn in first half of 2026: Swiss Re
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
Economic losses from natural catastrophes worldwide are estimated to have reached $100 billion in the first half of this year, reinsurance group Swiss Re said T...
Too hot to live? French buyers rethink housing choices after heatwaves
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
After multiple severe heatwaves in a single summer, French residents are increasingly factoring high temperatures into their home hunts, realtors say, bumping u...
Australia to vaccinate birds against H5 avian influenza
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
Australian authorities said Tuesday they would vaccinate bird species deemed to be especially vulnerable to the highly contagious H5 bird flu virus.
UK 'on course' to record warmest summer for second year in a row
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
Britain is "on course" to chalk up its warmest summer on record for the second year running, the UK's Met Office weather agency said Tuesday as the country brac...
Drought raising risk of more explosive Canada fires, officials say
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
British Columbia is at risk of more fast-growing wildfires due to widespread drought, Canadian officials said Tuesday, warning of historically low water levels ...
Eighth day of wildfires in Indonesian national park
Aug 10, 2026 (AFP)
Indonesian firefighters backed by helicopters and drones battled devastating flames for an eighth day Monday in a national park on Java Island where over 500 he...
Drought drys major European rivers to record lows
Aug 10, 2026 (AFP)
Vast tracts of many of Europe's largest rivers, including the Rhine, Rhone and Danube, have slowed to a trickle never-before recorded in the month of July, data...
Drought dries major European rivers to record lows
Aug 10, 2026 (AFP)
Vast tracts of many of Europe's largest rivers, including the Rhine, Rhone and Danube, have slowed to a trickle never-before recorded in the month of July, data...
Drought declared in 'almost three-quarters' of England: UK govt
Aug 10, 2026 (AFP)
Some 71.3 percent of England is in drought, the UK government said Monday, after the nation experienced its driest July on record, with a fifth heatwave and sca...
Drought forces water restrictions across nearly 70 percent of France
Aug 10, 2026 (AFP)
Nearly 70 percent of France is subject to water-use restrictions as drought conditions worsen amid successive heatwaves, the government said Monday.
Oman moves to contain oil spill after tanker ran aground
Aug 10, 2026 (AFP)
Oman on Monday said it was working to contain an oil spill off its southern coast after a tanker ran aground in June inside a protected marine area, triggering ...
US had hottest month on record in July
Aug 10, 2026 (AFP)
July 2026 marked the hottest month on record for the contiguous United States, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday, continuing a rec...
Poland's Vistula river drops to historic low in Warsaw: official
Aug 10, 2026 (AFP)
The Vistula, Poland's longest river, fell on Monday to match its record low in Warsaw, the national meteorological institute IMGW reported, with Europe swelteri...
Oman moves to contain oil spill after tanker ran aground
Aug 10, 2026 (AFP)
Oman on Monday said it was working to contain an oil spill off its southern coast after a tanker ran aground in June inside a protected marine area, triggering ...
Days of heavy rain leave at least 13 dead in Philippines
Aug 10, 2026 (AFP)
Floods, landslides and accidents driven by a nine-day downpour equivalent to more than a month's worth of rain in some areas have killed at least 13 people in t...
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