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Paris and other European cities have been sweltering through an unusually early heatwave this week

Record-breaking season

Five things to know about heatwaves in Europe

Sucker punch: In certain conditions, mosquitoes can come come to prefer the taste of DEET

Good news, everyone

Mosquitoes can learn to love common repellent, scientists find

De Luca Mathias vu Meteolux op sengem Büro

Spotting health risks earlier

MeteoLux's new heat warnings now consider humidity and wind

Temperatures likely to remain at record levels in 2026-2030

The US multinational maker of Post-it and Scotch tape is also being sued in the United States over its use of PFAS

Billion-dollar action

Australia sues consumer goods giant 3M over 'forever chemicals'

Megaron Txucarramae vowed to carry forward his uncle's fight at a gathering of Kayapo leaders in the village of Pykany last week, who had come to see Raoni before he became too ill to attend

'Will continue to support the struggle'

Chief Megaron: heir to the fight for Brazil's Amazon

The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu is made up of a string of low-lying atolls, scattered halfway between Australia and Hawaii.

AFP investigation finds

Fund for climate-exposed Pacific nation invests in fossil fuels

Record temperatures in Europe

Yellow heat alert extended until Friday for the entire country

The New Zealand native kakariki karaka -- or orange-fronted parakeet -- is critically endangered and has twice been declared extinct, only to be rediscovered

Responsible for more than 10 percent

Love birds: twice-extinct parakeet gets lifeline from randy pair

An aerial view of a field fire, in Sao Felix do Xingu, Para state, Brazil, on June 16, 2025

MapBiomas monitoring network

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon drops to lowest level since 2019

Vegetable seller Tofan Jena undergoing a free eye test at GoodVision India – Care Netram charity's screening camp in the Salia Sahi slum area of Bhubaneswar

Closing the eyecare gap

Low cost glasses help India's poor see a better future

Researchers found the odds of adult koalas being admitted into care or dying in the Australian state of NSW rose when average maximum temperatures over a 7-day period reached 27C

Sedentary and vulnerable

Even moderately hot days raise risk of koala deaths: study

A woman cools down with a portable fan in Nantes, western France

Record temps as spring heatwave bakes Europe

Temperature records for May were broken in France and Britain

Climate experts explain

Why is Europe the world's fastest warming continent?

Andrey Rublev used an ice bag to cool off at the French Open on Monday

French Open: What level of heat would stop play?

King Charles III is patron of The Red Squirrel Survival Trust

Invasive species

King Charles visits grey squirrel contraceptive project

Measuring over two meters in length and weighing between 200 and 250 kilograms, the dolphin is believed to be between six and eight years old

Saint-Jean-de-Luz

'Curious' dolphin charms French town but experts concerned

Residents in the Chilean capital Santiago are delighted to see the Mapocho river thriving

'In perfect condition'

Chile's once-dirty Mapocho river enjoys new lease on life

The structure in Schipkau, eastern Germany will become the world's tallest wind turbine

The world's tallest

Giant wind turbine rises in Germany amid far-right headwinds

Commercial deep-sea mining seeks to harvest potato-sized "polymetallic nodules" containing cobalt, nickel, copper and manganese

Blizzard of litigation

Trump-backed push for deep-sea mining 'unlawful': international regulator to AFP

Historic El Nino events have correlated with major droughts, floods and record-breaking global temperatures.

Every El Nino is different

Something coming: what scientists know about a potential 'super' El Nino

Coral reefs globally are struggling with back-to-back bleaching events

Long-term prospects dire for coral

'Dread': coral scientists fear bleaching El Nino could bring

States from Arizona to Wyoming rely on Rocky Mountain snowfall for their water supply, but the region had record-breaking high temperatures last winter, causing historically low levels of snowpack.

Set to be one of worst ever in American West

With record-low snow, Colorado preps for wildfire onslaught

US President Donald Trump speaks during an announcement with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on May 21, 2026.

Slammed 'ridiculous' rules

Trump eases curbs on planet-warming gases used in refrigerants

Late spring viewing

Five simple ways to explore the night sky with your children

The tiny Pacific island nation of Vanuatu has taken the lead in pressing for climate change accountability

Operationalising ICJ ruling

UN members reinforce nations' climate change obligations

A man transports air coolers on a cart along a street on a hot summer day in the Indian city of Varanasi

'Longer, stronger, and more frequent'

India issues heatwave warnings as fear of El Nino looms

Years of record-breaking heat have become increasingly common in the UK

'Increased ambition' needed

UK climate advisers urge setting maximum working temperature

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