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Doubts as Italy eyes electric future for steel plant

Italy's government says the country's largest steel works must be converted to electric after a court-ordered shutdown of polluting furnaces but, as Rome seeks a buyer, critics say its plan is woefully unsubstantiated.

Gambian businesses struggle under prolonged blackouts

In the coastal Gambian town of Tanji, Sirah Darboe-Manneh cleans fish next to a row of ice boxes laying empty because of relentless power cuts. With limited supplies of ice, storing the daily catch has become almost impossible.

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Top US science body readies climate report as Republicans push back

Green groups sue to block Trump rule gutting species habitat protections

Conservation groups sued US President Donald Trump's administration Tuesday, accusing it of gutting a core protection in the Endangered Species Act by excluding habitat destruction from the legal definition of "harm" to vulnerable plants and animals.

Three Britons among foreign Spanish wildfire victims

Three Britons and one national each from France, Belgium and Spain are among the 13 victims of one of the deadliest Spanish wildfires in recent times, authorities said on Monday.

Spanish PM urges better prevention after deadly wildfire

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday urged Spain to strengthen its prevention measures after one of the country's deadliest wildfires in recent history killed 13 people and razed a huge area.

Planes fight fire in Fontainebleau forest near Paris

Firefighting aircraft battled to contain a wildfire raging in a forest south of Paris for a second day on Monday, with the blaze forcing some residents from their homes as the region baked in a latest heatwave.

Spaniard's rare skin disorder ups danger of summer heat

Every summer, Alberto Gomez lives with a fear most people never consider.

Trump administration weakens habitat protections for endangered species

President Donald Trump's administration on Friday finalized a rule narrowing the definition of "harm" under the Endangered Species Act, in a move conservationists warned could open the door to widespread habitat destruction.

Foreigners among 12 killed in ferocious Spain wildfire

A fast-moving wildfire in southern Spain has killed 12 people of different nationalities after trapping them in vehicles and as they tried to get away, authorities said on Friday.

Brazil deforestation hits new low in Amazon

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell to its lowest level in a decade in the first half of the year, according to official figures released Friday.

Dust in the wind: intense storms struck China, US in 2025, says UN

China and the southern United States were hit last year by some of their worst sand and dust storms in decades, the United Nations said Friday.

Gagan Gupta, man on a mission to industrialise Africa

From timber and textiles to minerals, Indian entrepreneur Gagan Gupta has spent the past 15 years working to industrialise Africa.

H5 bird flu detected in Australian seabird for first time

Scientists have detected the highly contagious H5 bird flu in an Australian seabird for the first time, the government said Friday.

US pushes for weaker truck pollution rules

President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday moved to loosen truck pollution regulations put in place by his predecessor Joe Biden, in its latest environmental rollback that benefits makers of fossil fuel burning vehicles.

UK sets record for number of days over 34C

The UK on Thursday experienced its eighth day in 2026 with the mercury climbing above 34C, the Met Office said, breaking the previous record by one day.

Strengthening El Nino likely to 'rank among largest' on record: US agency

The El Nino weather pattern picked up strength over the past month and is highly likely to "rank among the largest" ever recorded when it peaks between October and December, US forecasters said Thursday.

Pacdora Data: The World's Most-Manufactured Box Doesn't Crack the Top 3 in Packaging Design Activity

Based on 10.1 million packaging design projects, Pacdora has published what it believes is the industry's first ranking of box styles by real design activity - revealing that the world's most-manufactured box doesn't even rank among the top 3.

UK museums at 'sharp end' of climate change challenge

As visitors peered at skeletons and preserved animals in a London zoological museum during a UK heatwave, staff focused on a different attraction: a computer screen glowing with red and green temperature indicators.

Cambodia wants to bring tigers back, but should it?

Pan Sok still remembers his relative screaming as a tiger dragged him away one night, deep inside the Cambodian rainforest where they were tapping trees for resin.

This year's El Nino likely to become record-breaker: top expert

The current El Nino weather phenomenon is expected to break records for its overall strength, a top expert said Tuesday, as regions face the risk of droughts, floods and other extremes linked to the event.

Thousands without power in US Pacific islands after super typhoon

Tens of thousands of people were without power Tuesday on Guam and the Northern Marianas after a super typhoon tore through the US Pacific territories, with no casualties reported.

Trump's fireworks made Washington world's most polluted city

Washington was briefly the most polluted major city in the world, according to IQAir data, after a massive Independence Day fireworks show touted by the Trump administration as "awesome."

Record fireworks display choked Washington in toxic smoke

The US capital Washington saw its worst air quality of the year over the July 4th weekend, as smoke from a massive fireworks display sent pollution soaring to levels considered very unhealthy for the entire public, data showed Monday.

Thousands flee raging wildfires in southern Europe

Wildfires raged across southern Europe on Monday, forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes and prompting officials to ban spectators from a stage of the storied Tour de France cycling race.

Four-legged rescuers lead way after Venezuela quakes

Sisu tackles her missions in the rubble left by Venezuela's two earthquakes with the same determination and energy she uses to chase her favorite toy, an orange and blue ball.

Splish-splash! Parisians and tourists soak in the Seine

Parisians and tourists dove into the joy of swimming in the Seine on Saturday as three free, supervised sites created for the 2024 Olympic Games reopened in a welcome respite after a record-breaking heatwave.

One for the history books: what we know about the European heatwave

Europe is still taking stock of a powerful heatwave in late June but experts are already confident it ranks among the worst ever recorded -- even rivalling a freak 2003 episode.

Surging real estate development divides opinion on Athens' riviera

In the southern Athens seaside suburb of Glyfada, a pensioner struggles to cross an avenue with her shopping trolley, zigzagging between cars stuck in traffic.

Drones spot sharks 73 times in two days off Sydney beaches

New dawn-to-dusk drone patrols of Sydney's beaches spotted sharks 73 times in the first two days, forcing multiple closures, data obtained by AFP showed on Friday.

Heat dome roasts eastern US ahead of holiday weekend

Pools were packed and power grids strained as millions of Americans sweltered in stifling heat and humidity Thursday, with dangerous temperatures expected to hit major cities through the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

Trump's massive July 4 firework show raises health alarms

An "unforgettable" tribute to America, or a health hazard that will terrorize animals and pollute the environment?

World's oceans break June heat record: EU monitor

The world's oceans just experienced their hottest June on record and could set fresh highs in the months ahead as El Nino and climate change drive temperatures even higher, scientists said Wednesday.

Tens of millions swelter as heat wave blasts US

Tens of millions of Americans sweltered under furnace-like temperatures Tuesday as central and eastern cities hunkered down for a heat wave set to last through the July 4 holiday weekend.

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