3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (658+ words) Paris (France) (AFP) – The EU's climate monitor said Thursday that August was the hottest single month ever recorded globally, with ocean temperatures also reaching unprecedented highs as western Europe capped its warmest summer. Issued on: 10/09/2026 - 04:03Modified: 10/09/2026 - 04:05 In response to the assessment…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (517+ words) Washington (United States) (AFP) – The contiguous United States has endured its hottest summer on record, a new peak that scientists said should send alarm bells ringing over the increasingly dire impacts of climate change. Issued on: 09/09/2026 - 19:43 That means that four…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (203+ words) Washington (United States) (AFP) – The contiguous United States endured its hottest summer since modern records began, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Wednesday, in the latest sign of a warming trend driven by human-caused climate change. Issued on: 09/09/2026 - 17:47 That…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (311+ words) Madrid (AFP) – Mainland Spain endured its hottest summer since records began in 1961, with an unprecedented 61 heatwave days across June, July and August, national weather agency AEMET said on Wednesday. Issued on: 09/09/2026 - 14:35 The average temperature for those three months was 24.5C, 0.3C above…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (414+ words) Honolulu (AFP) – Hurricane Lowell lashed Hawaii with damaging winds, heavy rainfall and powerful floods, knocking out power for 91 percent of a western island as it pushed out further into the Pacific on Tuesday. Issued on: 08/09/2026 - 17:47 Overnight, the core of the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (520+ words) Jakarta (AFP) – Thick smog has blanketed parts of Indonesia as the vast archipelago for weeks battles to contain fires that have burned large swathes of Borneo and Sumatra. Issued on: 05/09/2026 - 07:05 The hazardous smoke has led to an increase in respiratory…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (71+ words) The UN warns El Niño is a "supersized" phenomenon that will hit the global economy. UK cider producers are feeling the impact of drought. Plus, Nvidia buys Hugging Face for $12.9 billion. Issued on: 03/09/2026 - 21:52 The UN warns El Niño is a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (651+ words) Geneva (AFP) – El Nino could be the strongest since records began four decades ago, the United Nations' climate agency warned Thursday, with the UN chief warning the world is in the "danger zone of extreme weather". Issued on: 03/09/2026 - 11:25 The naturally-occurring…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (684+ words) Several storms, including Hurricane Lowell and Hurricane Karina, moved through the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, fuelled by a historically strong El Nino that has already been linked to extreme weather around the globe and is expected to persist through to…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (593+ words) Issued on: 02/09/2026 - 21:57Modified: 03/09/2026 - 07:27 Two powerful hurricanes and a strengthening tropical storm on Wednesday were churning through the Pacific Ocean where waters were being warmed by a historically strong El Nino climate episode. Hurricane Lowell intensified to a Category 5 storm Wednesday, as…...