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Asia and Europe Reel from Deadly Landslides: Dozens Killed in Indonesia, Vietnam, and Italy
Jakarta (AFP) Nov 17, 2025 The death toll from three landslides that hit Indonesia's Java island since last week has risen to 18, with more than 30 people missing, a disaster official said on Monday. Heavy rainfall triggered a landslide that hit several locations in the Cilacap district of Central Java province on Thursday. Two other landslides struck a village in the Banjarnegara district of Central Java on Saturday and Sunday, national disaster mitigation agency spokesman Abdul Muhari said. The death toll had been ... read more |
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Death toll from Indonesia landslide rises to 11; Flood kills two in storm-hit PortugalJakarta (AFP) Nov 15, 2025 A landslide on Indonesia's Java island has killed at least 11 people, an official said Saturday, updating a previous tally as rescuers scrambled to find 12 others who are still missing. ... more 
Demand for air con set to triple by 2050, warns UNGeneva (AFP) Nov 11, 2025 Global demand for air conditioning could more than triple by 2050, the United Nations warned on Tuesday, calling for more sustainable cooling solutions. ... more 
As COP30 opens, urban Amazon residents swelterBelem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 11, 2025 Outside their run-down home in the Amazon city of Belem, a mother and her little girl laugh as they cool off from the punishing heat in a large blue plastic tub filled with water. ... more 
3 dead in Spain's Tenerife as seas batter island; Tornado kills 6 as it destroys southern Brazil townMadrid (AFP) Nov 8, 2025 Three people died Saturday in separate incidents linked to rough seas on the Spanish holiday island of Tenerife, local emergency services said. ... more |
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Hong Kong logs record number of 'very hot' October daysHong Kong (AFP) Oct 8, 2025 Hong Kong logged its fourth "very hot day" this month on Wednesday, setting a record for the number of sweltering October days, according to the city's weather service. ... more
Landslides and floods kill 64 in Nepal, IndiaKathmandu (AFP) Oct 5, 2025 Landslides and floods triggered by heavy downpours in Nepal and neighbouring India have killed more than 60 people, officials said Sunday, as rescue workers raced to reach cut-off communities in remote mountainous terrain. ... more 
Over 60,000 Europeans died from heat during 2024 summer: studyParis (AFP) Sept 22, 2025 More than 60,000 people died from heat in Europe during last year's record-breaking summer, a benchmark study said Monday, in the latest warning of the massive toll climate change is having on the continent. ... more
Estimated 16,500 climate change deaths during Europe summer: studyParis (AFP) Sept 17, 2025 Scientists estimated Wednesday that rising temperatures from human-caused climate change were responsible for roughly 16,500 deaths in European cities this summer, using modelling to project the toll before official data is released. ... more
Too hot to study, say Italian teachers as school (finally) resumesRome (AFP) Sept 13, 2025 Children across Italy are returning to classrooms after a traditional three months off school - the longest summer holiday in Europe. ... more |
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Fossil energy 'significant' driver of climate-fuelled heatwaves: study
Paris (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 Fossil fuel and cement producers have contributed "significantly" to the growing number and intensity of climate-change-driven heatwaves, according to a study published on Wednesday in Nature. An international team of scientists analysed more than 200 heatwaves around the world between 2000 and 2023 and found that climate change had made each of them more likely and more ferocious. But they also took their attribution study one step further by teasing out the role of 180 major producers of poll ... read more
Surveillance camera captures tornado in eastern AustraliaSydney (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 An Australian fire surveillance camera captured dramatic video images Wednesday of a tornado towering over a thunderstorm-struck stretch of countryside. ... more |
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August third-hottest globally on record, says climate monitor Paris (AFP) Sept 9, 2025 Devastating wildfires and blistering heatwaves during the world's third-hottest August on record underscored the urgency of tackling climate change and preparing for its deadly consequences, the European global warming monitor said Tuesday. ... more 
Spain's average August temperature matched 2024 recordMadrid (AFP) Sept 5, 2025 Spain's average temperature in August hit 25C, matching the national record set the same month last year, the national meteorological agency AEMET said Friday. ... more
China endured its hottest summer on record in 2025Beijing (AFP) Sept 3, 2025 China experienced its hottest summer on record in 2025, the meteorological authority said, as heatwaves continued to scorch the country's south. ... more
UK, Japan, South Korea endure hottest summer on recordLondon (AFP) Sept 1, 2025 The UK, Japan and South Korea sweltered this year through the hottest summers since each country began keeping records, their weather agencies said Monday. ... more
Tokyo logs record 10 days of 35C or moreTokyo (AFP) Aug 27, 2025 Tokyo experienced a record 10 consecutive days of temperatures 35C or above, the weather office said Wednesday, after the country sweltered through its hottest ever June and July. Heatwaves ... more |
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