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Extreme heatwave grips Tunisia as wide power cuts fuel frustration
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
In Tunisia long power outages across the country have added to the strain of an intense heatwave, with temperatures as high as 49C, leaving many fearing for the...
France environment minister quits, then stays to act on climate
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
France's environment minister will remain in her post, given the "urgency" to act on climate change, after submitting her resignation to President Emmanuel Macr...
Over 100 hospitalised, 150 homes damaged in Algeria blazes
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
More than 100 people were hospitalised after wildfires reached nearly 150 homes in a small town in north-eastern Algeria, the country's interior minister said o...
Balkan storms leave two dead, dozens injured
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
Storms that swept the Balkans killed at least two people in Albania, injured dozens in North Macedonia and caused major damage to crops in Bosnia, authorities s...
Rome cinema, libraries to offer climate shelter
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
Air-conditioned cinemas in Rome will offer free entry to help residents of the Italian capital struggling with intense summer heatwave, city officials said on W...
Over 100 hospitalised, 150 homes damaged in Algeria blazes
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
More than 100 people were hospitalised after wildfires reached nearly 150 homes in a small town in north-eastern Algeria, the country's interior minister said o...
France environment minister quits, then stays to act on climate
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
France's environment minister said Wednesday she would remain in her post as long as she was able to act on key issues like climate change, hours after resignin...
Wildfires ravage parts of southern France, Italy and Spain
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
Wildfires raged on Wednesday in Sicily, southwestern France and central Spain, sparking thousands of evacuations and claiming the life of an Italian firefighter...
June heatwave cost UK economy more than £1bn: study
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
Britain's record-breaking June heatwave resulted in some 24 million lost hours of work, costing the economy £1.15 billion ($1.5 billion), according to an estim...
Climate change making Europe drought 'more severe': study
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
Human-caused climate change has intensified a drought across Europe with extreme heat, rather than low rainfall driving the exceptionally dry conditions, a team...
Rome cinemas offer climate shelter as Italy battles wildfires
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
Air-conditioned cinemas in Rome will offer free places to help residents of the Italian capital struggling with an intense summer heatwave, city officials said ...
France records over 5,700 excess deaths in June heatwave
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
France recorded 5,764 more deaths than usual during a record-breaking heatwave last month, health authorities said on Wednesday, describing the excess mortality...
Ex-UK water boss charged in plot to 'manipulate' test results
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
The former boss of a British water company has been charged with conspiring to "manipulate" water quality tests and risks up to 10 years in prison, the governme...
EU watchdog reduces safe level of exposure to 'forever chemical' TFA
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
The EU's food safety agency said Wednesday it has dramatically reduced the acceptable daily intake level of the so-called forever chemical TFA, following new ev...
Greece broils on year's warmest day as three-day heatwave peaks
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
Greece is expected to experience its hottest day of the year on Wednesday, with temperatures reaching up to 43C according to meteorologists, and several regions...
Japan cities 'cruelly hot' for first time
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
Japanese cities are experiencing "cruelly hot days", a new meteorological term devised this year to warn people of intense heat above 40C, with heatstroke alert...
Six killed in Algeria forest fires: interior ministry
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
Wildfires in Algeria have killed six people, the interior ministry announced, with several fires still raging across the North African country gripped by a heat...
Italy struggles with wildfires, heatwave
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
Italian firefighters battled dozens of wildfires Wednesday in Sicily, where one inferno forced a clinic to be evacuated.
France records over 5,700 excess deaths in June heatwave: authorities
Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)
France recorded 5,764 more deaths than usual during a record-breaking heatwave last month, health authorities said on Wednesday, describing the excess mortality...
Fires in Brazil's Amazon dropped to historic low in 2025
Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)
Forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon fell to a historic low in 2025 after peaking the previous year, according to a report published Tuesday.
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