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Firefighters quell most of Portugal's worst wildfires, fight still on
VIZEU DISTRICT, Portugal - Firefighters tackling deadly wildfires in central and northern Portugal had doused the flames in the Aveiro...
Sep 20, 20242 min read
Italy's Emilia-Romagna region hit by new floods as storm moves west
ROME - A storm system that has wreaked havoc across central Europe brought devastating floods to the northern Italian region of...
Sep 20, 20242 min read
Four Russian grain regions in state of emergency due to heavy rains
MOSCOW - Russia's vast Krasnoyarsk region declared a state of emergency on Thursday due to heavy rains killing winter crops during...
Sep 20, 20241 min read
Central Europe flood deaths rise as citizens race to build defences
WROCLAW, Poland - Volunteers and emergency personnel raced to secure river banks and buildings in Poland and Hungary on Tuesday as flood...
Sep 19, 20243 min read
At least two die as wildfires hit Portugal, Europe sends help
PENALVA DO CASTELO, Portugal - At least two people died as wildfires raged in central and northern Portugal on Monday, forcing...
Sep 17, 20242 min read
Hundreds of thousands in Cuba without water
HAVANA - Water shortages in Cuba are increasingly flaring tempers, including in capital Havana, as problems mount for hundreds of...
Sep 14, 20242 min read
Analysis-Nuclear wildcard reignites Australia's climate wars
CANBERRA - A plan by Australia's federal opposition that would slow the roll-out of renewable power and build a network of #nuclear...
Jul 24, 20244 min read
Leaders from Beryl-battered Caribbean say urgent climate financing needed
The leaders of small Caribbean island nations on Thursday said that financial damages wrought by Hurricane Beryl would run beyond their...
Jul 12, 20242 min read
Greek islands face water crisis as tourist season peaks
NAXOS, Greece - The biggest reservoir on the Greek island of Naxos has dried up, useful only to the turtles that cruise its muddy...
Jul 9, 20243 min read
Coral bleachings devastate Bali reefs as sea temperatures rise
BONDALEM, Indonesia - Indonesian conservationist Nyoman Sugiarto has been working for 16 years to preserve coral on the reefs of Bali,...
Jul 8, 20242 min read
Greek summer wildfire threat nears, outpacing plans to contain it
ATHENS - When firefighters arrived at a blaze in a pine forest on the Greek island of Rhodes last July, flames were already leaping above...
May 2, 20243 min read
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