Boiling heat and no water: taps run dry in southern Iraq
AL-AGHAWAT, Iraq (AFP) - Younes Ajil turns on the tap in his home but nothing comes out: dozens of villages…
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Environment
Whistle blows in Germany for world’s first hydrogen train fleet
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) - Germany on Wednesday will inaugurate a railway line powered entirely by hydrogen, a "world first" and…
2 years ago
China warns of ‘severe’ threat to harvest from worst heatwave on record
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's autumn harvest is under "severe threat" from high temperatures and drought, authorities have warned, urging…
2 years ago
After ‘doomsday’ floods, Sudanese fear worse to come
MAKAYLAB, Sudan (AFP) -- In the Sudanese village of Makaylab, Mohamed Tigani picked through the pile of rubble that was…
2 years ago
Flash flooding hits US parks, southern states in latest weather disasters
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- A hiker swept away in flash floods and torrential rain was still missing Monday…
2 years ago
Swiss glaciers shrink in half since 1931: study
by Nina LARSON Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Swiss glaciers have shed half their volume since 1931,…
2 years ago
Human foot found in Yellowstone hot spring
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) - US rangers have found a human foot floating in a hot pool in Yellowstone…
2 years ago
Dutch anglers save fish as Rhine drought bites
by Danny KEMP Agence France Presse GIESBEEK, Netherlands (AFP) -- Angler Mark Kouwenhoven grins as he wades into what's left…
2 years ago
Water levels on Italy’s Lake Garda drop to 15-year low
SIRMIONE, Italy (AFP) - The pedalos lie far from the water's edge and the flat stone slabs around the Sirmione…
2 years ago
Spain, Portugal battle to control huge wildfires
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain and neighboring Portugal fought against large wildfires on Tuesday, while three people were badly injured…
2 years ago
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