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Indonesia rescues six orangutans from fires in a week
Six orangutans including two nursing infants have been rescued from fires raging on Borneo island in the past week, Indonesian authorities and rescuers said Thursday, bringing the total to 15 in a month.
August hottest month ever recorded globally: EU monitor
The EU's climate monitor said Thursday that August was the hottest single month ever recorded globally, with ocean temperatures also reaching unprecedented highs as western Europe capped its warmest summer.
As oceans warm, Florida scientists hunt for heat-resistant coral
Off Florida's coast, a team of scientists and trained volunteers in scuba gear descends to the ocean floor and begins planting young coral onto a reef and examining how others are faring in the increasingly warm waters.
'Alarm bells ringing': US summer heat shatters record
The contiguous United States has endured its hottest summer on record, a new peak that scientists said should send alarm bells ringing over the increasingly dire impacts of climate change.
US had warmest summer on record: climate agency
The contiguous United States endured its hottest summer since modern records began, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Wednesday, in the latest sign of a warming trend driven by human-caused climate change.
Heat forces French champagne makers to stiffen their drink
Drinking this year's champagne might give you a heftier headache as France's record heatwaves are forcing some producers to up the alcohol levels, industry officials said Wednesday.
Nepal seeks survivors two weeks after deadly floods
Nepali rescuers clung to hopes of finding survivors trapped in hydropower tunnels on Wednesday, two weeks after deadly flooding triggered by a glacial mountain collapse.
The round-the-clock monitors protecting Bhutan from glacier risk
In a humble control room a few hours from Bhutan's capital, a team works around the clock to monitor the risks of the Himalayan country's rapidly melting glaciers.
Record rain forces Asian Games athletes to evacuate accommodation
Hundreds of Asian Games athletes in Japan were briefly evacuated from their accommodation as record rainfall lashed host city Nagoya, with competition beginning on Thursday.
On London's Brick Lane, a data centre sparks local battle
In Brick Lane, the historic heart of London’s Bangladeshi community, residents oppose plans for a data centre in a disused brewery, citing the erosion of heritage and need for social housing.
Nepal glacier saw exceptional heat before collapse caused deadly floods: researcher
The mountain section whose collapse triggered fatal floods in Nepal and China on August 26 had experienced unprecedented heat for the time of year, meteorological data analysed by a researcher shows.
Africa's richest man eyes continent's largest IPO
Africa's richest man will next week launch what he says will be the continent's biggest initial public offering, seeking to raise $1.6 billion from his Nigerian oil refinery while giving ordinary people a chance to buy in.
Scorching summer pushes French wine harvest to new historic low
French wine production this year is expected to fall 6 percent from 2025 after a summer of unprecedented heatwaves and drought, the agriculture ministry said on Monday, predicting the most paltry harvest for some 70 years.
Nepal tunnel rescues face 'unprecedented' challenge
Nepal's flood disaster posed an unprecedented challenge, Australian rescue expert Arnold Dix said Monday, with multiple search operations underway in Himalayan hydropower tunnels.
Nepali rescuers buoyed by miracle finds but tough conditions persist
Nepali rescuers faced challenging conditions on Sunday as search operations after catastrophic floods entered their 12th day, buoyed by the extraordinary rescues of four survivors.
Haze emergency grips Malaysian Borneo town
Acrid smoke hung heavily over the Malaysian town of Serian, seeping into homes and cloaking roadside stalls, as residents navigated an air‑quality emergency fuelled by transboundary haze from Indonesia's raging fires.
Two Nepal rescues revive hopes 10 days after flood
Rescuers in Nepal pulled alive on Saturday a Chinese national from a tunnel and a local woman from her partially submerged home, as emergency response teams searched with renewed vigour for thousands missing since catastrophic flooding 10 days ago.
Panama Canal begins reducing crossings due to El Nino
The Panama Canal on Friday began reducing the number of ships passing through due to a drought caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon.
US Republicans announce probe into environment groups
Republicans in Congress on Friday announced they were investigating nonprofit environmental groups over what they called their "radical lawfare campaigns" against "pro-growth" policies.
Volunteers fight uphill battle against Indonesian fires
Twice already this week, Indonesian volunteer firefighter Kristoforus Sinyong worked throughout the night fighting some of the blazes that have consumed swathes of Borneo island.
France recorded 'hottest summer ever': environment minister
France experienced its hottest summer on record in 2026, marked by heatwaves, drought and massive wildfires, the environment minister said on Thursday.
China emissions fell in Q2 as Iran war pared oil use: analysis
China's emissions of planet-warming carbon dioxide fell in the second quarter of the year, the result of less oil use as shipping from the Middle East was stymied by the US-Iran war, analysis showed Thursday.
Delivering aid to Nepal flood survivors 'very, very difficult': UN
Reaching survivors of Nepal's devastating floods is an immense challenge hampering the delivery of basic aid supplies, the United Nations warned Thursday, considering the use of cargo drones and porters in addition to destroyed roads.
World must prepare for 'reality' of missing 1.5C goal: UN
The United Nations said Wednesday the 1.5C target would be missed and outlined how global temperatures might be brought back down in a first-of-its-kind assessment met with dismay in climate-vulnernable nations.
Nepal flood survivors cling to zipline to cross treacherous river
High above the swollen Trishuli river, flood survivors gripped a makeshift cable as Nepali soldiers and residents pulled them to safety on Wednesday, a week after one of the country's worst disasters.
Nepal floods should mobilise climate action: UN green fund chief
Nepal's flood disaster and Europe's wildfires should turn attention to the cost of climate change, the head of the world's biggest climate fund said in an interview on Wednesday.
Uganda names its oil 'Pearl Sweet' as it prepares for first exports
Uganda officially named its oil "Pearl Sweet" on Wednesday as its energy secretary said it expects to join the club of oil-exporting nations by the end of the year.
What's next after judge strikes down New York's landmark climate fund law
A federal judge has sided with Republican states and fossil fuel industry groups to strike down a landmark New York law that would have made polluters pay for the damages caused by global warming.
UK chalks up hottest summer on record for second year running
Britain experienced its hottest summer on record for the second year in a row, the UK's national weather agency announced Tuesday, after weeks of successive heatwaves and widespread drought conditions.
New storms threaten Grand Canyon flood search, 2 bodies recovered
Forecasted storms in the Grand Canyon on Monday threatened efforts to find more than a dozen people missing after flash floods over the weekend, the National Park Service (NPS) said, with two bodies already recovered.
France takes aim at ultra-fast fashion with new levy
France will from Tuesday impose a fee on ultra-fast fashion items that will eventually reach almost 20 euros per garment, as the government targets major Asian e-commerce platforms including Shein.
Tribunal says India cannot withdraw from water treaty with Pakistan
An international tribunal ordered India on Monday to "observe its obligations" under a treaty with Pakistan on the sharing of the Indus and other rivers, which the New Delhi government sought to suspend.