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Toronto air ranked among world's worst as wildfire smoke billows south
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
Toronto had the worst air quality of any major city in the world on Wednesday, the Swiss firm IQAir said, as Canadian authorities urged people to stay indoors.
Greenland research centre suspends new work with US
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
Greenland's top environmental and natural-resource research centre is stopping new collaboration with US partners to protect its data and scientists, its head s...
Top US science body readies climate report as Republicans push back
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
A leading US science body will launch a major report Thursday on how precisely specific extreme weather events can be tied to climate change, a growing research...
Amazon defender Raoni leaves hospital a month after surgery
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
Brazilian tribal chief Raoni Metuktire, the most recognized face of the fight to save the Amazon rainforest, was discharged Wednesday after spending a month in ...
Toronto air ranked among world's worst as wildfire smoke moves south
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
Toronto had the worst air quality of any major city in the world on Wednesday, the Swiss firm IQAir said, as Canadian authorities urged people to stay indoors.
CORRECTED: Toronto air ranked among world's worst as wildfire smoke billows south
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
Toronto had the worst air quality of any major city in the world on Wednesday, the Swiss firm IQAir said, as Canadian authorities urged people to stay indoors.
Top US science body readies climate report as Republicans push back
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
The United States' leading scientific body is set Thursday to launch a major report on the link between climate change and extreme weather, a growing research f...
Unexploded munitions hamper fight against German park fire
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
Unexploded munitions are hampering efforts by firefighters to tackle a blaze in a national park in northern Germany, local officials said Wednesday.
Spain confirms 12 foreigners among 13 wildfire victims
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
Twelve of the 13 victims of a deadly wildfire that swept through Andalusia in southern Spain were foreign nationals, the authorities said on Tuesday after compl...
Record-smashing heat wave surges from West to eastern US, Canada
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
A record-smashing heat wave was spreading Tuesday from the Mountain West toward the eastern United States and Canada, placing more than 100 million people under...
UK climate now hotter, sunnier: weather agency
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
The UK climate is profoundly different compared to typical British weather last century, with constantly rising temperatures and frequent extreme events, the na...
Wildlife rescuers help birds survive Pakistan's hotter summers
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
Cradling an Asian koel in his hands, wildlife officer Zaheer Ahmed gently stretched its wings as part of a health checkup to rehabilitate birds hit with dehydra...
Germany recorded 32 percent spike in deaths in June heatwave
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
Deaths in Germany spiked 32 percent during a record heatwave in June compared to levels in the previous four years, official data showed Tuesday.
NY pauses new large data center projects for one year
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
New York will stop issuing permits for new large-scale data centers in the state for one year, according to an order signed by the governor on Tuesday.
NY state pauses new large data center projects in US first
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
New York became the first US state to halt construction of new large-scale data centers on Tuesday, with the governor signing an executive order pausing permits...
Fire ravages historic forest outside Paris
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
Hundreds of French firefighters aided by water bombers on Tuesday battled wildfires that have ravaged a hugely popular forest outside Paris as another scorching...
Fire ravages historic forest outside Paris
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
Hundreds of French firefighters aided by water bombers on Tuesday battled wildfires that have ravaged a hugely popular forest outside Paris as another scorching...
Fire ravages popular forest outside Paris
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
Hundreds of French firefighters aided by water bombers on Tuesday battled to control wildfires that have ravaged a hugely popular forest outside Paris as anothe...
Too hot: Buttoned-up Tokyo officials ditch suits for 'cool' shorts
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
On a hot, humid day in Tokyo, metropolitan government official Noboru Watanabe overcame embarrassment to come to work in shorts, an unusual choice in a country ...
Wildfires advance in forest south of Paris
Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)
Wildfires raging in a forest south of Paris have devoured more land overnight, firefighters said on Tuesday, ahead of France's national day celebrations.
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