ENVIRONMENT

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Indigenous environmental defender shot dead in Peru
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
An Indigenous leader and environmental defender was shot dead while patrolling his native Amazonian territories in Peru, authorities reported Tuesday.
Trump policies to double power sector carbon emissions by 2035: analysis
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump's fossil fuel agenda will result in the loss of $700 billion in clean energy investments over the next decade while doubling the power se...
Germany's Merz addresses critics with climate action pledge
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday sought to assuage critics who accuse his government of doing too little against climate change after a brutal summer...
'Wartime situation': tornado ravages French village
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
A tornado of rare intensity devastated a village in southern France, causing widespread destruction and leaving residents in shock on Tuesday, with the mayor de...
Cool Japan: Human fridge chills workers in extreme heat
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Feeling dizzy and unwell after cycling to work in Japan's punishing summer heat, warehouse worker Isao Tabuchi headed for his company's newest acquisition: a re...
Trees 'giving up': climnate change hammers historic English gardens
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
At Hampton Court Palace, head gardener Graham Dillamore strode across the burnt beige grass in the spectacular formal gardens southwest of London, laid out in t...
Trump policies to double power sector carbon emissions by 2035: analysis
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump's fossil fuel agenda will result in the loss of $700 billion in clean energy investments over the next decade while doubling the power se...
'Traumatic' tornado shatters French village
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Two people were in critical condition and thousands of households were without power on Tuesday after a "tornado of severe intensity" wreaked havoc in southern ...
Trees 'giving up': climate change hammers historic English gardens
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
At Hampton Court Palace, head gardener Graham Dillamore strode across the burnt beige grass in the spectacular formal gardens southwest of London, laid out in t...
Top Norway court opens hearings over climate-disputed oil permits
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
Norway's Supreme Court on Monday began hearing arguments over the government's issuing of oil licences that were challenged by NGOs alleging insufficient enviro...
Tornado tears through French village, dozens injured
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
A tornado tore through a village in southwestern France on Monday, injuring 41 people and damaging hundreds of homes, authorities said.
Five ways Europe's heatwave summer is hot, hot, hot
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
Temperatures have been off the charts this year in Europe, the continent warming faster than any other. Here are five reasons why Europe's summer of 2026 will g...
Despair and anger in Conakry after deadly landfill collapse
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
Abou Hamza, an outraged resident of the Dar es Salam neighbourhood of Conakry where a landfill collapse killed 30 people over the weekend, said that locals had ...
Despair and anger in Conakry after deadly landfill collapse
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
Rescuers operating giant excavators searched for victims of a deadly landfill collapse in Guinea on Monday in torrential rain, after residents said they had war...
Despair and anger in Conakry after deadly landfill collapse
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
Rescuers using giant excavators searched for victims of a deadly landfill collapse in Guinea on Monday in torrential rain, after residents said they had warned ...
Nevada sues US govt over cuts to Colorado River access
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
Nevada on Monday launched legal action against the administration of US President Donald Trump over a plan that would cut the state's access to the vital Colora...
Despair and anger erupt after deadly Guinea landfill collapse
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
Rescuers using giant excavators searched for victims of a deadly landfill collapse in Guinea on Monday in torrential rain, after residents said they had warned ...
'Keep up the spirit': Indonesian teenage 'Superman' joins wildfire fight
Aug 23, 2026 (AFP)
Dressed as his favourite superhero, Indonesian teenager Rudiyansah walks along a charred landscape, helping douse wildfires that have razed large parts of Borne...
Thousands march in Sweden climate demo as election looms
Aug 23, 2026 (AFP)
Around 10,000 people marched in Stockholm on Sunday for a protest against human-made climate change, just weeks ahead of a general election where the issue is a...
Thousands expected at Sweden climate demo as election looms
Aug 23, 2026 (AFP)
Around 10,000 people are expected to turn out for a climate demonstration in Stockholm on Sunday, according to Swedish police and organisers, just weeks ahead o...
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