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Farmers fear drought as Italy's longest river runs dry

Seawater is seeping into Italy's longest river as the waterway starts to run dry in the heatwave, hitting a farming heartland that produces the milk for Parmesan cheese.

Swiss nuclear plant shut down due to heatwave

The reactors at Europe's oldest nuclear plant were shut down Friday, its Swiss operator said, after the heatwave roasting Europe sent temperatures soaring in the river used for cooling.

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In the heat, Ivorians don't think twice about using aircon

As Europe seeks ways to cool down in punishing temperatures, there's no way that Alexandre Anoh is going to sleep without air conditioning in Abidjan's stifling heat.

Belgium cancels Waterloo battle reenactment due to heat

Belgium has cancelled this weekend's reenactment of Napoleon's defeat at the battle of Waterloo as the country swelters under a heatwave.

European economies suffer from heatwave

When the mercury rises so do the costs for an economy as productivity melts and growth becomes lethargic, providing an additional challenge to Europe as it struggles with high energy prices.

Sony discontinues Japan sales of robot puppy 'aibo'

Sony is halting sales of its robotic puppy "aibo" in Japan, the company said, eight years after the latest model of its interactive android pet became an instant hit.

Events cancelled, records loom as heatwave reaches Germany

A heatwave sweeping Europe was starting to peak in Germany on Thursday, with several open-air events cancelled and temperatures expected to top 40C through the weekend.

Americans impacted by climate change demand answers from lawmakers

Some vote Republican, others Democrat. They are retirees, barely adults, or accompanied by young children.

Heat-struck Italians cool off in ancient stone 'trulli'

Once relics of a bygone way of life, the iconic dry-stone dwellings with conical roofs dotted across Puglia are in increasing demand as cool havens in Italy's sweltering south.

Heatwave bakes 100 mn Europeans at over 35C

At least 101 million Europeans were forecast to swelter in temperatures of over 35C on Thursday, as scores of people were thought to have been killed by the heatwave.

Baking heatwave gives Europe no respite

At least 101 million Europeans were expected to experience temperatures of over 35C on Thursday, in a punishing and increasingly deadly heatwave hotter than weather in parts of Africa.

Trump climate pushback spurs courtroom battles, report says

President Donald Trump's rollback of federal regulations has spurred an unprecedented wave of lawsuits in defence of climate protections, a new global analysis of litigation trends showed on Thursday.

TotalEnergies awaits ruling in high-stakes climate trial

A French court will rule Thursday on whether oil and gas giant TotalEnergies breached its legal duty to address environmental risks in a high-stakes climate case brought by NGOs and the city of Paris.

'You have to work': Riders brave Rome heat for survival

Delivery riders dashed around Rome in the hottest hours of the day on Wednesday as activists with a thermal imaging camera detected blistering temperatures in the streets.

H5 bird flu detected in second Australia state

Scientists have detected the highly contagious H5 bird flu strain in a second Australian state, the nation's agriculture minister said on Wednesday.

Back in stork: returning birds bring joy to Croatian village

Spring brings flocks of noisy visitors to the sleepy Croatian village of Cigoc, outnumbering the locals, filling prime rooftop real estate and flying off again without spending a single cent.

'Paris in this heat is awful': Tourists change plans as sites close early

The severe heatwave sweeping France on Tuesday forced the early closures of top Paris tourist hotspots the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre, and left disappointed visitors sweltering with little respite.

France has hottest-ever day as 'unbearable' heatwave keeps scorching Europe

Workers sweated in choking heat and pupils stayed home on Tuesday as an early-summer heatwave smothered much of Europe, with France suffering its hottest day on record.

Heatwave sparks health warnings across Europe

Workers sweated in choking heat and pupils stayed home on Tuesday as an early-summer heatwave smothered much of Europe, sparking health warnings.

UN chief urges AI firms to 'come clean' over environmental footprint

UN chief Antonio Guterres called Tuesday for faster action on global warming, challenging AI firms to "come clean" about their environmental footprint and warning that fossil fuels were driving climate and energy crises.

Australia withholds Pacific climate fund reports over risk of diplomatic 'damage'

Australia has refused to release internal papers about a trust fund for a climate-vulnerable Pacific nation, telling AFP the documents could inflict diplomatic "damage".

Lightning, downpour, a two-hour delay: bad weather hits the World Cup

Fans at the 2026 World Cup in North America had been warned there was a possibility that games could be disrupted by bad weather.

Latest developments on Europe's heatwave

Here are the latest developments on Europe's heatwave:

France set for hottest day yet of heatwave

France was set on Monday to experience the hottest day yet in its latest heatwave after a sweltering night, with a peak of 43C expected in the southwest.

Europe sweats through new heatwave, with worse to come

France banned alcohol in red-alert areas Sunday, Spain and Germany cancelled sports events and Britain warned of "tropical nights" as Europe sweltered through a heatwave threatening to break June temperature records.

Europe swelters as more heat records set to tumble

Much of Western Europe was sweltering in a gruelling heatwave on Friday with the mercury expected to continue rising in the coming days, likely shattering yet more temperature records.

Europe swelters as temperature records tumble

Much of Western Europe was sweltering in a gruelling heatwave on Friday with the mercury expected to continue rising in the coming days, shattering temperature records.

New heatwave disrupts trains, schools in France

A new heatwave swept across much of France on Thursday, with temperatures forecast to approach 40C later in the week, dozens of trains cancelled and classes suspended.

Ukraine hopes renewables can Russia-proof power grid

Quick to build and able to power a small city, the Oriv wind farm in western Ukraine is exactly the kind of project Kyiv hopes will backstop its power grid against routine Russian strikes.

German grid connection deal to boost North Sea wind power

A German electricity grid operator said Wednesday that it had awarded a major contract to two energy companies to connect offshore wind farms in the North Sea to the network.

France braces for heatwave with canal swimming allowed in Paris

France braced for another heat wave on Wednesday, with Paris allowing swimming in one of its canals so residents could cope with the heat.

'Unstable' Tasmanian devil found after 15 days on the run

A Tasmanian devil named Mary has been found in an "unstable condition" more than two weeks after escaping her enclosure, an Australian wildlife park said Wednesday.

Canada government sued over climate inaction

Three young women and two environmental groups on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Canadian government seeking to force it to develop an action plan to meet its key climate goals.

Nearly half the world's children exposed to three or more climate risks: UNICEF

More than one billion children face at least three overlapping climate hazards, UNICEF warned Monday, while highlighting the disproportionate impact in some regions of the world.

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