Beset by wildfires, Portugal gets help from Spain, Morocco
top of page
All Articles
AVEIRO DISTRICT, Portugal - A wave of deadly wildfires in Portugal has pushed emergency services to the limit and much-needed...
- 12 hours ago
- 2 min
Worst drought on record lowers Amazon rivers to all-time lows
TEFE, Brazil - The worst drought on record has lowered the water level of the rivers in the Amazon basin to historic lows, in some cases...
- 12 hours ago
- 2 min
Three firefighters die as Portugal battles dozens of wildfires
NELAS, Portugal - Three Portuguese firefighters died on Tuesday in one of dozens of forest blazes ravaging the country's central and...
- Sep 5
- 2 min
Sunken village emerges in Greece as drought dries up lake
LAKE MORNOS, Greece - From beneath the shrinking Lake Mornos in central Greece, the muddied remains of homes are reemerging nearly 45...
- Sep 4
- 3 min
Kimchi no more? Climate change puts South Korea's beloved cabbage dish at risk
GANGNEUNG, South Korea - South Korea's famous kimchi is falling victim to climate change, with scientists, farmers and manufacturers...
- Aug 29
- 2 min
Canada wildfires last year released more carbon than several countries
Wildfires that swept Canada's woodlands last year released more greenhouse gases than some of the largest emitting countries, a study...
- Aug 25
- 1 min
Wildfires affecting 30 cities in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, leave 2 dead
SAO PAULO - Brazil's Sao Paulo state said that wildfire outbreaks were affecting or closing in on 30 of its cities on Friday evening,...
- Aug 24
- 2 min
As drought breeds hunger in Guatemala, farming program aims to help
SAN AGUSTIN ACASAGUASTLAN, Guatemala - Drought and crop failure are a pervasive threat in Guatemala where hunger and malnutrition run...
- Aug 23
- 1 min
Japan ex-environment minister Koizumi to run for LDP leadership, TBS reports
TOKYO - Japanese former environment minister Shinjiro Koizumi will announce his candidacy for the ruling party leadership race at a press...
- Aug 14
- 2 min
Panic and destruction in Greece as wildfire and city meet
ATHENS - Vangelis Ilias was returning from holiday on Monday when friends called to tell him the unthinkable. A wildfire in forests north...
- Aug 13
- 1 min
Van Gogh's Starry Night recreated as park in Bosnian hills
VISOKO, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Amid the green hills and meadows of central Bosnia, a local businessman has realised his long-held...
- Aug 5
- 3 min
Debby becomes a hurricane, takes aim at Florida's Gulf Coast
Debby muscled up into a full-fledged hurricane late Sunday and took aim at making landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida's Gulf Coast...
bottom of page