Spain heatwave was 'most intense on record' as Fires ravage an ageing rural Spain
Madrid (AFP) Aug 24, 2025
A 16-day heatwave Spain suffered this month was "the most intense on record", the national meteorological agency said on Sunday. With forest fires still burning across northern and western S ... more
Over half of Europe and Mediterranean basin hit by drought since April
Paris (AFP) Aug 12, 2025
More than half (52 percent) of Europe and the Mediterranean basin was hit by drought in July for the fourth consecutive month, according to an AFP analysis of European Drought Observatory (EDO) data. ... more
Promise less, act more: Host Brazil's climate summit vow
Paris (AFP) Aug 12, 2025
Ahead of the first UN climate summit in the Amazon, its president has defended the choice of Belem to host the conference where scarce affordable accomodation could exclude the very people Brazil says it wants to bring into the heart of the debate. ... more