ENVIRONMENT

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Malaysia declares haze emergency in Sarawak state on Borneo
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
Malaysia declared an emergency in a region of its Sarawak state on Borneo island after hazardous haze from fires in neighbouring Indonesia drove air pollution t...
Trump again seeks to remove protections for wolves
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump's administration on Friday pushed to drop endangered species protections for wolves, outraging conservationists who said the move would j...
UK to approve new North Sea drilling: British media
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
Britain's government is set to allow development of a controversial new gas field off its coast in the North Sea, local media reported Friday.
Volunteers fight uphill battle against Indonesian fires
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
Twice already this week, Indonesian volunteer firefighter Kristoforus Sinyong worked throughout the night fighting some of the blazes that have consumed swathes...
El Nino could be strongest in decades, UN warns
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
El Nino could be the strongest since records began four decades ago, the United Nations' climate agency warned Thursday, with the UN chief warning the world is ...
France recorded 'hottest summer ever': environment minister
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
France experienced its hottest summer on record in 2026, marked by heatwaves, drought and massive wildfires, the environment minister said on Thursday.
France recorded 'hottest summer ever': environment minister
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
France experienced its hottest summer on record in 2026, marked by heatwaves, drought and massive wildfires, the environment minister said on Thursday.
Study shows plug-in hybrids polluting far more than expected
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Plug-in hybrids have enjoyed a surge in popularity but a study published Thursday showed they are polluting far more than most buyers think, as they run on batt...
Belgium logs nearly 3,000 excess deaths during heatwaves
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Belgium logged nearly 3,000 excess deaths during successive heatwaves since June, health authorities said Thursday, days after this summer was confirmed as the ...
Heavy rain puts a dampener on Taiwan 'extreme heat' drill
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Taiwan had planned an "extreme heat drill" for government officials and emergency workers to practise their response to 40C temperatures, but Thursday's exercis...
Rare trio of Pacific hurricanes fueled by historic El Nino
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
A rare trio of hurricanes were churning through the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, which scientists attributed to waters warmed by a historically strong El Nino phe...
Germany hit by record 16,300 heat-related deaths
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Germany registered a record 16,300 heat-related deaths during Europe's severe summer heatwaves, official data showed Thursday.
Rare trio of Pacific hurricanes fueled by historic El Nino
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
A rare trio of hurricanes were churning through the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, which scientists attributed to waters warmed by a historically strong El Nino phe...
Kenya steps up crocodile hunt as rising lakes fuel conflict
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Kenya's wildlife officers are trapping crocodiles on the shores of Lake Baringo in a bid to curb growing human-wildlife conflict as rising waters push the repti...
Rare train of Pacific cyclones fueled by historic El Nino
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Two powerful hurricanes and a strengthening tropical storm on Wednesday were churning through the Pacific Ocean where waters were being warmed by a historically...
Farming experts tout 'conscious' food systems to fix agriculture woes
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Farmers around the world are struggling with the impact of climate change, financial pressures and depleted soil -- and industry experts say bringing consumers ...
El Nino to be 'very strong', last until February, UN warns
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
El Nino is set to become "very strong" in the months ahead, with the weather phenomenon near certain to persist through to February, the United Nations' climate...
20 Tunisians dead in prison due to heatwave: rights group
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Twenty prisoners have died in detention in Tunisia due to sweltering temperatures in recent weeks, the head of the Tunisian League for Human Rights (LTDH) told ...
How El Nino is choking the Panama Canal
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
The Panama Canal will restrict the number of vessels transiting the crucial waterway from Friday for the second time ever due to drought caused by the El Nino c...
Indonesia rescues orangutan mother and baby from wildfire haze
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Indonesian authorities rescued a mother orangutan and her baby from wildfire smoke on the island of Borneo, officials said Thursday.
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