The Seine has been clean enough to swim for most of the past 12 days, Paris city hall said Friday, just weeks ahead of the Olympic Games. u.afp.com/58rr

Taliban tries reconciling science and religion in facing climate change wapo.st/3W1Vras

A study shows that the melting of the polar ice caps is causing our planet to spin more slowly, increasing the length of days at an "unprecedented" rate ➡️ u.afp.com/5X5Y

“I’m skeptical of the idea that climate change is caused purely by man,” Vance said in 2022. “It’s been changing, as others pointed out, it’s been changing for millennia." nytimes.com/2024/07/15/cli…

What have Kamala Harris, Gretchen Whitmer and Josh Shapiro done to fight climate change? We look at potential names on a new Democratic ticket trib.al/sbPFLMf

After Biden picked Harris as his running mate in 2020, Trump wasted no time attacking her support for a fracking ban. "How do you do that and go into Pennsylvania or Ohio or Oklahoma or the great state of Texas?" Trump asked at the time. politico.com/interactives/2…

VIDEO: Typhoon Gaemi floods streets in capital of the Philippines, which also announced that government offices will be closed for the day. Typhoon Gaemi, packing sustained wind speeds of 162 kilometres (100 miles) per hour, has also affected Japan and Taiwan

Incredible figures on the @afp wire today: Data centres in Ireland consumed more power in 2023 than all urban homes in that country combined, guzzling 21% of all metered electricity consumption lemonde.fr/en/environment…

Earth withered through a second-straight day of record-breaking heat on July 22, the EU's climate monitor said on Wednesday, as large parts of Europe, Asia and North America suffer blistering temperatures ⬇️ u.afp.com/5Bwv

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Morocco heatwave kills more than 20 people in 24 hours ara.tv/4mun8

An "out of control" wildfire has devoured half of the main town in Canada's popular Jasper National Park, authorities say. As many as 25,000 residents and tourists have been evacuated and 400 foreign firefighters called in to help battle the blaze u.afp.com/5BAa

Plan to tax super-rich divides G20 meet in Rio. Even before talks began, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen dampened the mood by saying there was no need for a global agreement on taxing billionaires u.afp.com/5BAB

Antarctic sea-ice extent is currently at 5.52 standard deviations below the 1991-2020 daily mean. Or, more simply, there is about 2,030,000 km² less sea-ice than usual for this time of year.

Indonesia's sea nomads turn to jobs on land. The Bajau tribe of fishermen have led a nomadic life at sea for generations, adapting their bodies to dive between 10 and 15 metres on one breath. But for the Bajau people living in Pulau Papan, their ancestors' unique way of life has

Best of Sunday in AFP News Agency pictures #Olympics2024Paris AFP Photo Paris 🔥📷

There is a good chance of breaking July 22nd's record 17.16°C later this week. Most recent: 17.08°C on July 27. karstenhaustein.com/climate

The hot weather gripping Europe this week is poised to push French power consumption to its highest level this summer as homes and businesses ramp up their air conditioning units to keep cool trib.al/ozwOUi5

Women triathletes dive into River Seine at Paris Olympics. The start came as huge relief for organisers after problems with water quality marred the run-up to the competition u.afp.com/52Zo

Temperature in Barcelona hit a new high, breaking a 42-year-old record in the city trib.al/am03U3m