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France’s biggest wildfire this summer was spreading quickly Wednesday in a Mediterranean region near the Spanish border after leaving one person dead, authorities said. The fire had burned an area … Read More

France’s biggest wildfire of the summer is still spreading after surpassing the size of Paris, authorities said on Wednesday, with Prime Minister François Bayrou calling it a “catastrophe on an … Read More

The Indian army scoured a Himalayan village on Wednesday in an effort to find scores of missing people a day after flash floods killed at least four people and left … Read More

A massive wildfire tore through 4,000 hectares of land in southern France on Tuesday, destroying homes and leaving two people injured, including one in critical condition, according to local authorities. … Read More

Plastic pollution is so ubiquitous that microplastics have been found on the highest mountain peaks, in the deepest ocean trench and scattered throughout almost every part of the human body. … Read More

Hong Kong broke rainfall records on Tuesday with 355.7 mm in a few hours, prompting a “black” rain alert until 5pm.

UN-led negotiations kicked off Tuesday in Geneva to finalise a global treaty against plastic pollution, following a failed round in South Korea last year. Delegates hope to reach a deal … Read More

In Norway’s far north, members of the Sami minority and environmental activists are trying to block the construction of a copper mine. While Norwegian authorities and the project’s Canadian owners … Read More

Nordic countries are emerging from an unprecedented July heatwave that disrupted tourism and shattered local climate records, with temperatures soaring above 30°C for weeks, the Finnish Meteorological Institute said in … Read More

A towering replica of Rodin’s “The Thinker” is being gradually engulfed in plastic waste outside the UN headquarters, as global talks begin to finalize the world’s first treaty on plastic … Read More