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US had hottest month on record in July: agency
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.
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 ...
Record July heat in regions home to 900 mn people: AFP analysis
Aug 10, 2026 (AFP)
Regions home to around 900 million people experienced their hottest July on record in 2026, including in the Sahel, Central America, France and Spain, according...
Europe braces for another summer heatwave
Aug 10, 2026 (AFP)
Much of Europe is bracing for yet another heatwave following periods of scorching temperatures that have driven rivers to record lows, ignited historic forest f...
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 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 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...
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...
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...
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.
Europe braces for another summer heatwave
Aug 10, 2026 (AFP)
Much of Europe is bracing for yet another scorching heatwave following periods of record drought that have driven rivers to historic lows, ignited historic fore...
Parts of Germany's Rhine could become unnavigable, group warns
Aug 10, 2026 (AFP)
Parts of the Rhine river in Germany could soon become unnavigable as water levels drop further due to soaring summer temperatures and low rainfall, an industry ...
Days of heavy rain leave at least 16 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 16 people in t...
Europe braces for another summer heatwave
Aug 10, 2026 (AFP)
Much of Europe is bracing for yet another heatwave following periods of scorching temperatures that have driven rivers to record lows, ignited historic forest f...
Record July heat in regions home to 900 mn people: AFP analysis
Aug 10, 2026 (AFP)
Regions home to around 900 million people experienced their hottest July on record in 2026, including in the Sahel, Central America, France and Spain, according...
Pakistan brickmakers scorched by sun above and fire below
Aug 10, 2026 (AFP)
As dark plumes billow from overhead smokestacks, brickmakers at a kiln in Pakistan's Sheikhupura district crush coal through small holes beneath their feet into...
Indonesia closes national park as wildfire spreads
Aug 09, 2026 (AFP)
Indonesian authorities have closed access to a national park on Java Island as firefighters battle a wildfire raging there for nearly a week.
Afghanistan's gold rush upends lives and landscapes
Aug 09, 2026 (AFP)
In Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province, dozens of excavators operate day and night to extract gold from the mountains where villagers and their lives...
Rugby player in Japan dies of suspected 'severe heatstroke': club
Aug 08, 2026 (AFP)
A Fijian rugby player with a Japanese professional team has died after being taken to hospital with "symptoms consistent with severe heatstroke", Saimoni Vunila...
Nocturnal 'coffee frog' discovered in Costa Rica
Aug 08, 2026 (AFP)
A tiny greenish, noctural frog that thrives in coffee plantations has been discovered in the Costa Rica's central Pacific region, where it also faces risks from...
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