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France this year recorded hottest summer since measurements began

According to Meteo France, the summer of 2026 recorded an average temperature of 24 °C covering day and nighttime, 3.6 C above the normal average, and higher than in 2003, when temperatures were 2.7 C above normal.

3 September 2026

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Belgium logs nearly 3,000 excess deaths during summer heatwaves

Earlier this week, the national weather agency said summer 2026 was the hottest on record, making Belgium the latest European nation to smash temperature records this year.

3 September 2026

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El Niño to be 'very strong' and last until February, UN warns

El Niño tends to peak late in the year but heat in the oceans releases more slowly into the atmosphere, pushing up global temperatures the following year.

3 September 2026

Climate

Glacier marriages: An ancient solution to a modern problem

Local communities in Gilgit-Baltistan in northern Pakistan are turning to the Indigenous practice of glacier grafting as water shortages take hold.

3 September 2026

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Glacier at centre of Nepal disaster had been retreating for 35 years

Nepal has contributed little to the emissions driving global warming yet it is suffering the worst consequences.

2 September 2026

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How is the Mediterranean changing? 40 years of data reveal climate change impact

Spanish scientists and researchers from Europe and the US compiled data from 46 oceanographic campaigns carried out between 1976 and 2018 to study changes in the Mediterranean and the impact of climate change.

2 September 2026

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Spain records 5,232 heat-related deaths in 2026, the highest figure since 2015

Spain has recorded 5,232 deaths attributed to high temperatures so far in 2026, the highest figure since records began in 2015. In August alone, a provisional 2,147 deaths are estimated.

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‘Flash-flood season’: Is Europe’s scorching summer finally over?

Weather forecasters have warned that parts of Europe will be entering “flash-flood season” following a blistering summer.

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Nepal flood highlights growing risk of glacier disasters in the Alps

"Europe is among the continents warming the fastest, driven by human-made climate change. Rapidly retreating glaciers and thawing permafrost are destabilising high mountain regions," glaciologist Olaf Eisen said.

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Swiss nuclear power plant fully back online after heatwaves

Reactor 1 was first brought online in 1969 and Reactor 2 in 1971, making it one of the oldest nuclear plants in the world.

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Tanker pays record $5.3m to transit Panama Canal

The US-built canal's main users are the United States, China, Japan, Chile and South Korea.

Health news

Heat stress from climate change hits children hardest, study finds

As many as 560 million children are already living through at least one extra month of dangerous heat every year because of climate change, a threat that puts them at serious health risk.

Earth News

Did a glacier collapse trigger the Nepal-Tibet disaster?

While individual glacial events cannot be directly attributed to climate change, experts say rising global temperatures are putting increasing pressure on glaciers.

Nepal

Hundreds missing as flash floods tear through Nepal

Flash floods send muddy waters through Nepal's Trishuli River as streets are covered in debris and police warn residents to stay alert.

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Fossils and a shipwreck unveiled along Danube following drought

On a stretch of the river in Bulgaria, archaeologists have been able to study the foundations of a bridge, thought to have been built in the year 328.

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Belgian fries under threat as potatoes shrink in heat

Extreme weather has left this year's potato crop unusually small, raising fears of tighter supplies and higher prices from the world's biggest frozen fries exporter.

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What role will climate play in France's presidential race?

After a summer of extreme weather, can France's political parties rise up to the challenge of climate change?

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Video shows tornado forming over village in France

A tornado filmed near Pomas in southern France damages about 300 homes and injures 39 people as rescue teams search affected villages.

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Tornado rips through French village, injuring at least 31

A tornado tears through Pomas in southern France, damaging homes and roofs and injuring 31 people as severe storms hit the Aude region.

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Thousands in Sweden protest over climate policy as election looms

The protest comes as experts in Sweden have warned that the government's climate policy jeopardises the country's emissions-cutting goals to reduce CO₂ emissions from transport by 70 percent by 2030 and to achieve net-zero emissions by 2045.