Keywords: Climate
Rwanda is stepping up preparations for potential floods and landslides as regional climate experts warn that a strong El Niño event could bring above-average rainfall to parts of East Africa during the October-December 2026 rainy season. Government officials and climate specialists are urging......
Climate change could expose older adults to dangerous heat far more frequently than previously projected, according to a new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health. Researchers from Stanford University examined how rising global temperatures could affect people aged over 60 through the end of......
Indonesia is facing a rapid escalation of forest and land fires. Nearly 95,000 hectares were affected in July alone, almost as much as in the first six months of the year. Authorities fear a further intensification of the phenomenon as the El Niño episode could extend until early 2027. A particularly......
Five heatwaves, persistent drought, and exceptional wildfires have severely weakened French agriculture during the summer of 2026. Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard acknowledges a nationwide crisis and announces a meeting of prefects on August 27 to precisely assess the losses and prepare for the future. A......
In light of an exceptionally severe fire season, La France insoumise wants to initiate a parliamentary debate on France's ability to prevent and combat wildfires. The national coordinator of the movement, Manuel Bompard, announced on Tuesday the group's intention to request an inquiry dedicated to the......
Morocco has strengthened its position on the global economic freedom landscape, ranking 54th out of 161 countries in the 2026 Economic Freedom Index, with a score of 63.74 points, according to data attributed to the British Legatum Institute. The result places Morocco at the top of the North African......
A major wildfire that destroyed around 1,700 hectares of forest in France’s Landes department has been brought under control, allowing part of the evacuated population to return home, local authorities announced on Monday. The fire, which broke out in the heart of the Landes forest, caused no......
Portugal is facing one of its most severe wildfire seasons in recent years, with more than 139,000 hectares of land destroyed by fires since the beginning of 2026, according to provisional data from the Portuguese Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests. The latest figures show that 139,091 hectares......
A massive wildfire sweeping through Belgium’s eastern forests has triggered an unprecedented emergency response, with hundreds of firefighters, farmers and aerial resources deployed to contain one of the most severe blazes recorded in the country’s recent history. The flames have already......
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