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German forecasters warned of severe heat in parts of the country but also thunderstorms, hail and heavy rain

'Intense and long-lasting' heatwave

Europe swelters as more heat records set to tumble

The 19th century Parmelan mountain lodge relies entirely on rainwater

'Every litre counts'

French mountain lodges worry over strained water supply

France has been sweltering under high temperatures for several days

Nearly 36 million people

Heatwave hits more than one in two people in France

Birds are particularly vulnerable to heat, with a body temperature of between 39C and 42C that rises further during flight or when foraging

Disrupting feeding and breeding

From birds to fish, how extreme heat causes wildlife to suffer

A new lease of life: Our planet may escape a fatal spiral into the exploding fireball of the Sun

Delicate balance

The Sun may not engulf Earth after all, scientists say

Ee vun de 6 Schwaarzbieren aus Südkorea, déi konnte gerett ginn

Pawsitive outcome

Six bears find new home in Denmark with Cargolux support

Lying 4,000 kms southwest of mainland Australia, the sub-Antarctic volcanic Heard and McDonald Islands are fearsomely wild and a key breeding colony for elephant seals

Breeding colony

Bird flu kills 13,000 seal pups on remote Australian island

Herdsman Sawai Singh Bhati (C) sits under the shade of a tree in 44 degrees Celsius temperatures, near his house in Sanwata village, Rajasthan

Trying to adjust

India learns to live with hotter summers

Young people dived into the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris to beat the heat

Adapting to temperatures

France braces for heatwave with canal swimming allowed in Paris

Forecasters have predicted below-average monsoon rainfall in India this year, which could hurt the country's crucial agriculture sector

Each one is different

India braces for El Nino-linked dry conditions

De Premier Luc Frieden war zu Nidderaanwen bei der Aweiung vum neie Carport dobäi

Energy transition

Niederanven aims to become climate-neutral by 2050

Ziel mir keng! – Science Check

Five positive environmental news stories

Almost a third of global coral reefs have been deemed 'resilient' by the new study

'Much more hopeful future'

Vast areas of coral reef could resist climate change: study

Mosquitoes and the diseases they transmit are a growing concern as climate change expands the area the insects roam

Over a million annual deaths

Scientist confronting the rising global threat of mosquitoes

Terratis breeds millions of tiger mosquitoes to stop them from reproducing

Breeding to stop reproduction?

Scaling up key as French firm bets on sterile mosquitoes

Local farmer Neetu sprinkles organic biofertiliser in a field in Bichpuri village near Uttar Pradesh's Tappal town

Among largest consumers

India eyes biofertilisers after Mideast war stoked supply fears

Fishermen and their boats near the confluence of the Kok River and Mekong River in northern Thailand. Thailand's pollution Scientists say they have found arsenic concentrations of up to nine times the level considered dangerous for aquatic life in the area

High arsenic concentrations

Toxic 'time bomb' threatens Mekong river basin

'Children are at the forefront of the impact of climate change,' says UNICEF chief Catherine Russell

Disproportionate impact

Nearly half the world's children exposed to three or more climate risks: UNICEF

The pandemic agreement aims to prevent the scramble for vaccines seen during the Covid-19 crisis

Deadline, not milestone

WHO, Lula urge G7 action on finishing pandemic treaty

European Archaeology Days

Heritage Quest invites public to search for Luxembourg's hidden past

Pufferfish were first spotted in Greek waters some 20 years ago

'Worse every year'

Greek fishermen struggle to keep up with pufferfish invaders

Encouraging young farmers

Christophe Hansen outlines EU protein plan at Bettembourg farm

Decades-long mystery solved

Astronomers detect a cosmic wind from the Milky Way's black hole

'Silence is consent' rule

Nature law amendment sets hard six-month limit for permit decisions

Turkey is hosting the next UN climate change conference while Australia chairs the negotiations

Amid energy price uncertainty

COP31 hosts urged to 'lead by example' on fossil fuels

The first-ever leather bag made from Tyrannosaurus rex cells will be auctioned off at Hotel Drouot in Paris

'Scientific feat'

First leather bag made from T-Rex cells fails to sell at Paris auction

El Nino warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean

Potentially intensifying to historic strength

Weather pattern El Nino is here and could reach historic intensity

El Nino can disrupt weather worldwide but scientists caution that no two events are the same.

No two events are the same

El Nino is back, but its effects vary widely

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