ENVIRONMENT - AFRICA DAILY

France, Spain eye wildfire reprieve as other blazes start up in Europe

Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)

France and Spain on Thursday glimpsed a reprieve from some of the worst wildfires seen in living memory, which have sent hundreds of thousands of people fleeing...

Mexico escalates war against smelly seaweed on Caribbean beaches

Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)

Mexico is deploying specialized navy ships to fight a massive influx of sargassum on the country's Caribbean beaches, authorities said Thursday, as the smelly s...

Firefighters in eastern England make 'progress' battling 'dynamic' wildfire

Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)

Firefighters in eastern England were "making good progress" Thursday battling a "dynamic" wildfire which has engulfed swathes of heathland and prompted the evac...

France, Spain eye wildfire reprieve as other blazes start up in Europe

Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)

France and Spain on Thursday glimpsed a reprieve from some of the worst wildfires in living memory, which have sent hundreds of thousands of people fleeing -- a...

Italy's Po River valley on drought alert

Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)

Italian authorities raised the drought alert level to "high" on Thursday in the Po Valley, home of the country's longest river, due to worsening conditions and ...

Turkey battles wind-fuelled wildfires on tourist coasts

Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)

Hundreds of Turkish firefighters battled on Thursday to contain wind-fuelled wildfires spreading near key tourist regions on the country's Mediterranean coast.

'Beginning of the end': Relief but no party as French wildfire winds down

Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)

For the first time since he signed up to join the weeklong fight against France's worst wildfire since 1949, Maxence Cereja said he felt comfortable enough to t...

Italy's Po River valley on drought alert

Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)

Italian authorities raised the drought alert level to "high" on Thursday in the Po Valley, home of the country's longest river, due to worsening conditions and ...

'First somewhat optimistic day' in southwest France since outbreak of fire: official

Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)

Fire-ravaged southwestern France experienced its "first somewhat optimistic day" on Thursday since wildfires broke out more than a week ago, a top local officia...

Three of EU's 15 largest wildfires since 2016 occurred in July

Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)

Three wildfires that broke out within days of each other in Spain and France this month are among the 15 largest recorded in the European Union since 2016.

Spanish wildfire evacuees go home as France hit by new heat alert

Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)

Thousands who fled huge wildfires in Spain returned home on Wednesday while in France firefighters battled raging flames as a new heatwave gripped the region.

Australia suspects local transmission of H5 bird flu

Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)

The first suspected case of deadly H5 bird flu local transmission prompted Australia to suspend beach tours at a popular island on Wednesday to protect wildlife...

Shell knew Nigerian thieves tapped pipes, but kept oil flowing: Amnesty

Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)

Shell executives knew oil thieves were tapping pipelines but declined to shut them down in order to preserve profits, a report from Amnesty International and a ...

Two firefighters die battling blaze on Crete: official

Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)

Two firefighters died battling a forest blaze on the Greek island of Crete on Wednesday, the fire department said as several fires broke out around the country ...

Spanish wildfire evacuees go home as France hit by new heat alert

Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)

Thousands of Spaniards evacuated from huge wildfires returned home on Wednesday while in France firefighters braced for worsening conditions in their own battle...

More than half of England 'officially in drought': UK govt

Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)

Just over half of England has been declared in drought after "record-low rain and exceptionally high temperatures", the UK government said Wednesday.

Nepal's tiger numbers climb 20 percent to estimated 429: survey

Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)

Nepal's tiger population has risen by roughly 20 percent in the past four years to an estimated 429, officials said on Wednesday, a conservation milestone despi...

Wildfires rage near Turkey's tourist beaches

Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)

Turkish firefighters on Wednesday battled wildfires near the country's southern tourist beaches that have forced the evacuation of hundreds of people, authoriti...

Five killed as fierce winds bring chaos to Rio, Sao Paulo region

Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)

Five people have died after powerful gusts of wind in Brazil brought chaos to Rio de Janeiro and parts of Sao Paulo state, cutting power and bringing public tra...

Nepal's tiger numbers climb 20 percent to estimated 429: survey

Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)

Nepal's tiger population has risen by roughly 20 percent in the past four years to an estimated 429, officials said on Wednesday, a conservation milestone despi...