ENVIRONMENT - ROBO DAILY

Madrid wildfire leaves residents reeling after frantic evacuations

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Ecologio Cabrera, 86, struggled to comprehend the speed of the wildfire that forced him to flee his village west of the Spanish capital.

Tens of thousands in France flee burning holiday haven, by road and sea

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Famous as a summer getaway for the likes of French actors Marion Cotillard and Jean Dujardin, the Cap Ferret peninsula has turned into a disaster zone due to wi...

Coal-fired power generation rising globally on Mideast war: IEA

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Coal-fired power generation is set to increase in 2026, driven by supply difficulties and soaring natural gas prices linked to the war in the Middle East, the I...

France evacuates thousands of tourists as fire rages in pine forest

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Smoke rose from crackling pine trees Thursday as a wildfire gained ground on the coast of southwestern France, forcing more than 10,000 tourists to evacuate cam...

Hundreds hospitalised in Japan heatwave 'disaster'

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

More than 450 people received hospital treatment for heat-related issues in a single day in Tokyo -- the highest number since records began 16 years ago, emerge...

Sri Lanka warns of drought, floods from El Nino

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Sri Lanka is heading for a severe drought followed by devastating floods due to the El Nino weather phenomenon, the environment minister warned on Thursday.

Giant swing on Swiss peak aims to boost summer tourism as Alps warm

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

As the chairlift nears the Grand Chamossaire peak at the Villars ski resort in the Swiss Alps, screams of terror and delight suddenly pierce the air.

Chad's desert east faces 'dire need' for access to water

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

In Chad's far-flung east, a "dire need" for water blights lives and fuels deadly violence over access to wells in an impoverished and sweltering desert region.

Tokyo reports most heat-related hospitalisations since 2010, one dead

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Tokyo recorded on Wednesday the most daily heat-related hospitalisations since 2010, emergency services said as Japan sweltered in a severe heatwave, with one p...

Tokyo reports most heat-related hospitalisations since 2010, one dead

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Tokyo recorded on Wednesday the most daily heat-related hospitalisations since 2010, emergency services said Thursday as Japan sweltered in a severe heatwave, w...

In Ghana, one man's race to save critically endangered fish

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

As dawn breaks over Ghana's Atlantic coast, artisanal fishing boats return to shore with last night's catch -- baskets of snapper, crabs, rays and a distinct-lo...

France evacuates 20,000 as fire rages in pine forest

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Flames roared through crackling pine trees on Thursday as a wildfire gained ground on the coast of southwestern France, forcing more than 20,000 tourists and re...

Deadly wildfires in Europe force thousands to flee

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Wildfires fanned by scorching temperatures and strong winds swept through parts of Italy, France and Spain on Thursday, forcing thousands of people to flee as h...

Wildfires ravage parts of southern France, Italy and Spain

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Wildfires raged on Wednesday in Sicily, southwestern France and central Spain, having claimed the lives of three firefighters and sparked thousands of evacuatio...

Floods in northeast India kill at least 41

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Floods triggered by torrential monsoon rains have killed at least 41 people in India's northeast Assam state, officials said Thursday, as authorities pursued re...

Deadly wildfires force thousands from homes in parts of Europe

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Wildfires swept across parts of Italy, France and Spain on Wednesday, killing three firefighters and forcing thousands to flee as scorching temperatures and str...

France evacuates thousands of tourists as fire rages in pine forest

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

More than 10,000 tourists had evacuated camping sites and other holiday accommodation in southwest France on Thursday, as a wildfire fire ravaged a seaside pine...

Deadly wildfires force thousands from homes in parts of Europe

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Wildfires continued to sweep across swathes of Italy, France and Spain on Thursday, forcing thousands to flee from blazes fanned by scorching temperatures and s...

Sweden to ban 'forever chemicals' in clothing

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Sweden said Thursday it plans to ban so-called "forever chemicals" in consumer products such as clothing and kitchenware as early as 2028, before expected Europ...

Deadly wildfires in Europe force thousands to flee

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Wildfires sweeping through parts of Italy, France and Spain on Thursday forced thousands of people to flee blazes fanned by scorching temperatures and strong wi...