Climate & Environment

Zeme, Italy, July 23 (AFP/APP): The roar of Dario Vicini’s motorcycle cuts through the silence as he drives across his rice paddy to survey the destruction wrought by Italy’s worst drought in 70 years. His fields are nothing but desolation, with rice stems slowly dying […]

Madrid, July 23 (AFP/APP): With climate change making devastating wildfires more likely, experts warn Spain and Portugal need to better manage their forests to stop vast swathes of land from being torched every year. Close to 200,000 hectares (495,000 acres) of forest in Spain have […]

Pinto, Spain, July 22 (AFP/APP): At a sprawling landfill near Madrid, hundreds of white storks dodge garbage trucks as they look for scraps of food among the mountains of multicoloured garbage bags. The long-legged birds have traditionally flown from across Europe to African pastures for […]

LONDON, UK – July 20 (ONLINE) A wildfire fuelled by gale-force winds raged in mountains near Athens on Wednesday, forcing hundreds including hospital patients to evacuate, as Britain counted the cost of its hottest ever day. Wildfires have ravaged Europe this month, breaking out in […]

Somerset, United States, July 20 (AFP/APP):US President Joe Biden unveiled a series of executive measures Wednesday to combat climate change and pledged more to follow, seeking to advance his environmental agenda stalled by unsupportive lawmakers and a conservative Supreme Court. Summer heat waves have highlighted […]

London, July 18 (AFP/APP):Britain and France were in the grip of a fierce heatwave on Monday facing record temperatures as southwest Europe wilted under a scorching sun and ferocious wildfires devoured more forests. Forecasters in Britain warned of havoc in a country unprepared for the […]

Karbala, Iraq, July 17 (AFP/APP): Thousands of young date palms, Iraq’s national symbol, form lines that extend from the edge of the desert near the central city of Karbala and into the horizon. Iraq’s prized trees are central to a push aimed to preserve a […]

Madrid, July 15 (AFP/APP): Southwest Europe baked under sweltering temperatures on Friday for a fifth day, with the heat sparking devastating wildfires, forcing the evacuations of thousands and ruining holidays. Armies of firefighters battled blazes in France, Portugal and Spain as Britain braced for “extreme […]

Madrid, July 15 (AFP/APP): Thousands of firefighters on Friday battled wildfires in France, Portugal and Spain in the face of scorching heatwaves as Britain braced for “extreme” heat in the coming days. Swathes of southwest Europe are enduring their second heatwave in weeks as scientists […]

Doha, July 9 (AFP/APP): On a beach in northeastern Qatar, six-year-old Lolwa waves goodbye to two baby hawksbill turtles — a species that has a one in a thousand chance of surviving to adulthood. Predators, climate change, fishing nets and marine pollution all contributed to […]