Record wildfires burn more than a million hectares of land across Europe
The previous record was in 2017, when the area burned by wildfires was around 998,000 hectares.
Environment & Climate Change
Heavy rains unleash north Indian landslide, killing 30, ANI says
Flesh-eating parasite found in US patient for first time in decades
India warns foe Pakistan of potential flooding as both battle torrential rains
Vietnam plans mass evacuation, China's Sanya shuts as Typhoon Kajiki intensifies
Vietnam evacuates over 580,000 people as Typhoon Kajiki strengthens, with both Vietnam and China bracing for impact.
Firefighters gain control over wildfire near Jerusalem, forces still deployed to contain the blaze
The fire also reportedly damaged the power line entering Jerusalem, with malfunctions at several traffic lights in the capital.
Venomous aquatic invader of Israeli seas experiences population boom in warming Mediterranean
The Lionfish, with long venomous spines, migrated from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean via the Suez Canal.
Trump plans to make Cold War-era plutonium available for nuclear power
Boosting the US power industry is a policy priority for the Trump administration as US electricity demand rises for the first time in two decades on the boom in data centers needed for AI.
Tangerine-colored nurse shark with 'ghost' eyes pulled from Costa Rica waters
The 198-centimeter adult displayed intense yellow-orange pigmentation and white eyes consistent with albino-xanthochromism, and was reeled in during a sport fishing trip by Tortuguero National Park.
Earthquake of 5.8 magnitude strikes Algeria's Tebessa province, local television says
The epicenter was 10 kilometers southeast of Negrine in Tebessa province, local media reported.
Erin becomes a Category 5 hurricane, NHC says storm is 285 km northeast of Puerto Rico
Hurricane Erin is about 250 miles (400 km) east-northeast of Anguilla with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (160 kmph), the Miami-based forecaster said.
Spain arrests alleged arsonist linked to wildfires as a second firefighter dies
"Today we mourn the death of another member of the team fighting fires in Leon," Nicanor Sen, the national government's representative in Castile and Leon, wrote on X.
Israel breaks electricity consumption record as heatwave continues
Wednesday's consumption crossed the 17,000 megawatt threshold for the first time, just a day after Israel crossed the 16,000 mark.
Israel's hiking trails under complete ban as severe heatwave reaches peak
Officials cautioned against outdoor activity during the hottest hours and urged the public to prepare for possible health risks such as dehydration and heatstroke.
