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Europe sweats through new heatwave, with worse to come

France banned alcohol in red-alert areas Sunday, Spain and Germany cancelled sports events and Britain warned of "tropical nights" as Europe sweltered through a heatwave threatening to break June temperature records.

Europe swelters as more heat records set to tumble

Much of Western Europe was sweltering in a gruelling heatwave on Friday with the mercury expected to continue rising in the coming days, likely shattering yet more temperature records.

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Activists spray paint on Rome fountain in circus animal protest

Two activists from Italian campaign group Animal Rebellion threw paint Thursday over the lion fountain in Rome's iconic Piazza del Popolo, to protest against the presence of animals in circuses.

Barcelona faces water restrictions as drought emergency declared

Spain's second city Barcelona and much of the surrounding region of Catalonia entered a drought emergency Thursday, clearing the way for tighter water restrictions after three years without significant rainfall.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg defied police at protest, court hears

Activist Greta Thunberg defied police orders to move during a climate demonstration, prosecutors told a London court on Thursday, on the first day of her two-day trial for public order offences.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg goes on trial in London

Environmental activist Greta Thunberg will appear in a London court on Thursday charged with public order offences linked to a demonstration against the energy industry.

Return of hungry sea otters protects key coastal ecosystem: study

Back from the brink of extinction, sea otters in central California have started restoring the degraded landscape of a key estuary -- thanks to their insatiable appetite for crabs, according to a study published on Wednesday.

Macron calls in Sweden for a less regulated Europe

French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that Europe needed a "smarter" and less regulated industrial and energy policies.

Germany's mine-to-motor lithium supply chain takes shape

Once a byword for environmental disaster due to its heavy industry and mining, the city of Bitterfeld-Wolfen is poised to become a key site for Germany's ambitious green transition.

UN confirms Europe hit record high temperature in 2021

The World Meteorological Organisation confirmed on Tuesday that continental Europe recorded in 2021 its highest ever temperature of 48.8 degrees Celsius (119.8 Fahrenheit), and warned that new extremes were expected.

UK climate watchdog accuses Sunak of sending 'mixed signals'

Britain's top climate change advisory body on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of creating "mixed signals and a perception of "slowing UK climate ambition", as it demanded renewed action.

Crowd gathers on New Zealand beach after stranded whale dies

Scores of people gathered on a New Zealand beach on Monday as a young whale that died in a rare stranding was pulled to shore.

Fire in Argentina UNESCO park caused by arson: official

A fire that destroyed around 600 hectares of a national park in Argentina was the result of arson, an official said Sunday.

Art attack: masterpieces targeted by activists

The dousing of a glass-covered Mona Lisa in pumpkin soup is the latest in a string of cases of priceless artworks being targeted by environmental activists.

Royal Caribbean's 'Icon,' world's largest cruise ship, sets sail

The world's largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas, set sail from Miami on its maiden voyage Saturday, carrying what amounted to the population of a small city.

Firefighters battle 'out of control' blaze in Argentina park

Firefighters in Argentina were battling an "out of control" blaze in a national park in Patagonia on Saturday, struggling to keep it from reaching two nearby towns.

French farmers win concessions after moving to besiege Paris

France's top farmers' union won a number of concessions from the government on Friday after it blockaded major routes into Paris in protests focused on pay, taxes and regulations.

Denmark opens probe into contaminated soil landslide

Denmark's government said Friday it had opened an inquiry to determine who was responsible for a contaminated waste landslide threatening the environment in the west of the country.

Italy's Meloni targets energy, migration with Africa plan

Energy deals in return for stopping migration. Italy's hard-right Giorgia Meloni reveals her long-trailed development plan for Africa this weekend, a "non-predatory" approach which critics warn favours European priorities and pockets.

Clean energy largest driver of Chinese GDP growth in 2023: report

Clean-energy projects were the largest driver of China's economic growth in 2023, with Beijing investing nearly as much in decarbonisation infrastructure as total global investment in fossil fuels, according to a report released Thursday.

EU rules have failed to cut car C02 emissions: report

Bigger, more-powerful cars have negated the impact of tighter CO2 emissions regulations in the EU, a report by the bloc's internal auditor found Thursday.

Passengers snub 'expensive' London-Paris Eurostar train for plane

Many travellers are opting to take a plane rather than train between London and Paris despite climate concerns and the Eurostar rail service connecting the two capitals in just over two hours.

Scandal-hit Olympic surf tower in Tahiti wins local backing

The head of French Polynesia said Tuesday that construction on a beach tower to be used by judges during this year's Olympics surfing contest was "going well" after a scandal-hit start.

Carbon-cutting benefit of cookstoves vastly overestimated: study

The greenhouse gas-reducing benefit of replacing highly polluting cookstoves has been overestimated by up to 10-fold, researchers reported Tuesday.

Red Sea attacks latest threat to Yemen's decaying oil tanker

Mounting maritime security threats off Yemen's coast have stalled work on scrapping a decrepit oil tanker, officials have told AFP, jeopardising a rare success story in the war-torn country.

Scientists warn missing Russian data causing Arctic climate blind spots

Loss of scientific data from Russia's Arctic monitoring stations following the invasion of Ukraine has worsened information gaps that could have serious implications for tracking and predicting climate change globally, researchers warned Monday.

'The Meg' shark was actually quite thin, scientists say

The prehistoric megalodon is known as one of the most fearsome creatures the world has ever known, a horrifyingly giant shark immortalised in the monster movie "The Meg".

World's biggest iceberg 'battered' by waves as it heads north

It was impossible to see through the snow and fog on the Antarctic seas but expedition leader Ian Strachan knew his ship was approaching a true behemoth: the world's biggest iceberg lay somewhere ahead.

Expected CO2 levels in 2024 threaten 1.5C warming limit: Met Office

Increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere this year will exceed key trajectories for limiting warming to 1.5C, Britain's Met Office predicted Friday, with researchers reaffirming that that only "drastic" emissions cuts can keep the target in sight.

In Davos, an Australian mining boss presses industries to go green

Andrew Forrest, a blunt Australian billionaire who made his fortune in iron ore mining, stood out among the heads of emissions-spewing industries at the meeting of global elites in Davos.

Canada hands control of rich Arctic lands to Inuit territory

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday signed over control of resource-rich Arctic lands to the government of the predominantly Inuit territory of Nunavut, in what was billed as the largest land transfer in Canada's history.

France orders rare Atlantic fishing ban to protect dolphins

The French government will temporarily ban almost all commercial fishing in the Bay of Biscay to protect dolphins, much to the dismay of the industry.

Electric cars jolt Europe sales for 2023

New car sales in Europe rebounded by 13.9 percent in 2023 as electric vehicles overtook diesel for the first time, an industry group said on Thursday.

Turkey hails discovery of endangered leopard barbel fish

Turkey on Thursday hailed the unexpected sighting of the leopard barbel fish -- listed as one of the most endangered in the world -- in the Tigris River.

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