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Oil majors' climate visions 'inconsistent' with Pa...
Global decarbonisation scenarios envisioned by oil and gas majors are incompatible with the Paris climate deal temperature goals a...
Polish firemen pull tonnes of dead fish from Oder...
Polish firefighters said Tuesday they had recovered 100 tonnes of dead fish from the Oder river running through Germany and Poland...
'Extreme healt belt' to cover middle of US by 2053...
An area of intensely warm weather -- a so-called "extreme heat belt" -- with at least one day per year in which the heat index hit...
Spain fights fierce fire fanned by winds
Firefighters were battling strong winds Monday as a huge forest fire burnt out of control in southeastern Spain while another blaz...
UN resuming talks on high-seas treaty amid growing...
After four inconclusive sessions, UN member states on Monday resume talks aimed at finally completing a treaty to protect the worl...
Firefighters battle blazes in southeast France
French firefighters tackled wildfires raging in the country's southeast Saturday as officials kept a wary eye on a huge blaze that...
'Dead fish everywhere' in German-Polish river afte...
Thousands of fish have washed up dead on the Oder river running through Germany and Poland, sparking warnings of an environmental...
What's in Biden's big climate and health plan?
Hundreds of billions of dollars for clean energy projects, cheaper prescription drugs and new corporate taxes are a few of the key...
Premature harvests latest test for French winemake...
Forced to start picking grapes much earlier than normal because of torrid temperatures, winemakers across France are worrying that...
Swiss mountain pass ice to melt completely within...
The thick layer of ice that has covered a Swiss mountain pass for centuries will have melted away completely within a few weeks, a...
California plans to boost water supply as drought...
More than two decades of devastating drought worsened by man-made climate change mean California must harvest, recycle and desalin...
France gets boost from EU neighbours as wildfires...
Six EU nations are sending firefighting teams and equipment to France as it battles a spate of wildfires, including a fierce blaze...
Arctic warming four times faster than rest of Eart...
The Arctic has warmed nearly four times faster than the rest of the planet over the last 40 years, according to research published...
Low Rhine deepens Germany's energy crisis
A hot, dry July made worse by climate change has raised the risk that the German economy could run aground as sinking Rhine waters...
New wildfire outbreaks feared as blazes rage in Fr...
French officials warned Thursday that flare-ups could cause a massive wildfire to further spread in the country's parched southwes...
Salt of the earth: Israeli artist's Dead Sea sculp...
Israeli artist Sigalit Landau wades into the warm, briny waters of the Dead Sea to inspect her latest creations -- everyday object...
Cheaper, changing and crucial: the rise of solar p...
Generating power from sunlight bouncing off the ground, working at night, even helping to grow strawberries: solar panel technolog...
Brazil farmers bet on environmentally friendly cot...
The road through Cristalina, Brazil is in the middle of the tropics, but the fields on either side look like they are covered in s...
Russian strikes near Ukraine nuclear plant kill 14
Ukraine on Wednesday accused Russia of carrying out rocket strikes that killed 14 civilians in areas near a nuclear power plant, a...
World's biggest ice sheet could cause massive sea...
The world's biggest ice sheet could cause "several metres" of sea-level rise over centuries if the global temperature rises more t...
Arson suspected as huge French wildfire reignites
A wildfire that officials thought was under control in southwest France has reignited amid a record drought and extreme heat, poss...
Pakistan zoo cancels lion auction, plans expansion...
A Pakistan zoo has called off plans to auction 12 lions from its ever-growing pride to private buyers, saying it would instead cre...
Stranded beluga whale rescued from France's Seine...
A beluga whale stranded in the river Seine in northern France for more than a week was removed from the water early Wednesday in t...
On the menu at a UK restaurant: carbon footprint
The menu at The Canteen in southwest England doesn't just let diners know how much a dish costs. They can also check its carbon fo...
Stranded beluga whale removed from France's Seine...
The beluga whale stranded in the river Seine in northern France was removed from the water early Wednesday in the first stage of a...
UK meteorologists, water firms issue warnings as e...
The UK's meteorological agency on Tuesday issued an "amber" warning for extreme heat while the country's biggest water provider sa...
Endangered sharks, rays caught in protected Med ar...
Endangered sharks, rays and skates in the Mediterranean are more frequently caught in protected than in unprotected areas, accordi...
Lowest July Antarctic sea ice on record: monitor
Last month saw the lowest extent of Antarctic sea ice on record for July, according to the European Union's satellite monitoring g...
France readies 'exceptional' rescue of beluga astr...
French officials are moving ahead with a delicate plan to transport a beluga whale back to the ocean after it swam far up the Sein...
Mine-riddled French island becomes unlikely walker...
Every year, thousands of day-trippers make the short boat journey from France's northern coast to the island of Cezembre, marvelli...
Kurdish Iraqi farmer sprouts online advice, green...
Kurdish Iraqi farmer Azad Muhamad has become a social media star by sharing tips on growing fresh fruit and vegetables in the sun-...
After 'historic' US climate bill, scientists urge...
Scientists on Monday welcomed the passing of US President Joe Biden's "historic" climate bill while calling for other major emitte...