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A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka peninsula triggered multiple tsunami warnings and evacuation orders across the Pacific on Wednesday. Follow FRANCE 24’s live blog for all the … Read More

An 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the eastern coast of Russia set off multiple tsunamis in the northern Pacific early Wednesday, with authorities from Hawaii to New Zealand issuing warnings. The quake … Read More

US Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin on Tuesday proposed to revoke the 2009 Endangerment Finding, a seminal scientific recommendation in the government’s ability to fight climate change, in a … Read More

Turkey faces a “very risky week” for wildfires, an official said Monday, as blazes continue to rage across parts of southeast Europe and the Balkans. The wildfires have been fuelled by … Read More

Torrential rains in Beijing have killed 30 people and forced 80,000 to evacuate, state media reported Tuesday. Severe storms have battered northern China, including Hebei, Jilin, and Shandong provinces, causing … Read More

Firefighters are battling to put out wildfires in three separate provinces in Turkey and in Greece, stoked by strong winds after days of searing heat across the Mediterranean region. Wildfires across … Read More

Wildfires raging for weeks in Turkey threatened the country’s fourth-largest city on Sunday, killing two people and forcing over 3,500 to flee. Greece, Bulgaria and Montenegro are also battling blazes … Read More

Greece battled wildfires that have ravaged homes and sparked evacuations for a second day on Sunday, with the help of Czech firefighters and Italian aircraft expected to arrive later. Story … Read More

This time last year, the Paris Olympics were just about to get underway, with the parade of boats full of athletes from all around the world on the river Seine … Read More

Inspired by Charles Darwin’s pioneering journeys, modern scientists and nature enthusiasts continue to explore the natural world in search of clues about evolution, biodiversity, and climate change.