Climate

Climate anxiety was consuming me. Then I learned to laugh about it

The daily dread pushed me to enroll in a standup class. Could I channel my despair into something lighter? If you had…

Wildfire in southwest France highlights Seveso sites' vulnerability to forest fires

Protective measures had to be deployed around industrial facilities that use or store flammable or explosive materials.…

WATCH: Hundreds of thousands forced to evacuate in Europe from raging wildfires

Wildfires are burning out of control as crews race to contain blazes in Spain and France. More than 300,000 people have…

Could ‘Godzilla’ El Niño bring the hottest year on record? – video explainer

The Earth keeps getting hotter and experts fear this year's El Niño, nicknamed 'Godzilla' because of its predicted…

Europe's huge wildfires strain waterbomber capacity, aerial firefighting firm Avincis says

Heat, drought, fire: Europe needs to restore wetlands, rivers and landscapes

Experts from environmental organisations, including WWF, are calling in an op-ed for Euronews for urgent action to…

Returning heat wave threatens wildfire fight in France and Spain

French authorities order nearly 4,000 more people to evacuate from tourist sites on the Atlantic coast

Wildfires burn nearly 300,000 acres in France and Spain as heat wave looms

Temperatures in France are expected to rise to 95 degrees Fahrenheit this week, as firefighters battle the ongoing…

Record snow drought drives water-hauling crisis for Rocky Mountain ranchers

As water shot into an open stock tank atop a high-country mesa, a trickle soaked the dusty earth below. Scott Snyder…

Democratic Party Faces Debt and Disarray, and Wildfires Force Mass Evacuations in Europe

Plus, whales on a plane.

France Braces For Fourth Major Heatwave As Bordeaux Wildfire Rages On

Bordeaux wildfire rages as France braces for its fourth major heatwave of the year, with roughly 220,000 people…

Unprecedented ‘fire clouds’ are fanning the flames in France

Flame-generated thunderstorms known as pyrocumulonimbus clouds can make wildfires even more intense, and they are…

Drilling for Oil the Old-Fashioned Way in ‘Little Texas,’ Indonesia

Small pumps and truck engines are used to extract crude from the ground in parts of the country, which has tens of…

France wildfire: Residents douse embers with water after blaze destroys 170 homes in Le Porge

Residents in Le Porge, in southwestern France's Gironde region, are working to prevent a devastating wildfire from…

France and Spain race to contain fires before new heat wave

Firefighters in France and Spain rushed to contain the worst wildfires in living memory Tuesday, seizing crucial hours…

UN's renewable-powered AI goal meets physical reality

Data: International Energy Agency; Note: In terrawatt-hours; Chart: Amy Harder/Axios A recent United Nations call to…

As it braces for a new heatwave, Spain races to contain wildfires

Fires continue to spread through Spain with one blaze to the west of Madrid now the largest to have swept through the…

More than 220,000 people forced to leave their homes due to wildfires in France

NPR's A Martínez speaks with AFP journalist Sebastian Braddock about the wildfires that have forced hundreds of…

Utah insurance commissioner urges Beaver fire, flood victims to document damage

As Beaver County residents begin recovering from the Cottonwood Fire and recent flooding, Utah Insurance Department…

French wildfires threaten nuclear deterrence industry, Rafale assembly

Wildfires raging west of the French city of Bordeaux are threatening a number of France’s key defense-industrial sites.

‘Ash fell from the sky’: Tourists describe fleeing ‘apocalyptic’ wildfires in France

Hundreds of thousands of residents and holidaymakers in France and Spain have been forced to evacuate Wildfires have…

Mangled mangroves and the urgency of a just transition in Nigeria

In Nigeria’s Niger Delta, an ongoing ecological emergency is unfolding as companies sell off their assets, and the…

Major Hurricane Genevieve roars in the Pacific as Fausto weakens to a tropical storm near Hawaii

Major Hurricane Genevieve was roaring in the Pacific Ocean far from land Monday evening at the same time that the…

Guam’s snake invasion began after WWII. Now DNA shows 19,000 changes

Brown tree snakes invaded Guam after World War II, causing ecological damage. These snakes now exist in extremely high…

Major Oregon interstate closed for 70 miles as firefighters tackle wildfire

Authorities warned that intermittent closures remain possible as the wildfire is still active in the area

Genevieve becomes a Category 5 hurricane but is not expected to make landfall

Major Hurricane Genevieve is roaring in the Pacific Ocean far from land while Tropical Storm Fausto increases impacts…

Big ship to be lifted onto even bigger ship in 'complex' operation

One of the world's largest heavy-lift ships has made anchor in Hobart's River Derwent, as it awaits its role in "one of…

With wildfires raging in France and Spain, fire crews race against next heat wave

French authorities ordered nearly 4,000 people evacuated Tuesday from tourist sites on the Atlantic coast as returning…

Storms born of flame: What ‘fire clouds’ are, and why Europe's worst wildfires in decades may burn for weeks

A fire-born thunderstorm is driving Europe's worst wildfires in decades, and a heatwave is still to come.

The woman reimagining Kattaikoothu for a warming world

Thilagavathi Palani uses the centuries-old Tamil folk theatre to shine the spotlight on climate change and the effects…

Major Oregon interstate closed for 70 miles due to wildfire

A major interstate in Oregon was closed for some 70 miles due to wildfire

France firestorm phenomenon: monster clouds that spawn lightning and new blazes

A wildfire in southwest France grew so powerful that its smoke column became a thunderstorm, generating lightning that…

Tackling the 'nasty' plant that can cause blisters and scars

A conservation group says it has made progress tackling giant hogweed infestations in County Tyrone.

Where is best to see the July Buck Moon?

July's full moon is due on Wednesday, here's some of the best places to watch it where you live.

Gates smashed and crops destroyed as farmers threatened by gangs hunting hares

Some barricade the entrances to their fields with concrete blocks and fallen trees.