Southern Europeans braced Saturday for their first heatwave of the northern hemisphere summer, as climate change pushes thermometers on the world's fastest-warming continent increasingly into the red. Scientists have long warned that humanity's burning of fossil fuels is heating up the world with disastrous consequences for the environment, with Europe's ever-hotter and increasingly common blistering summer heatwaves a direct result of that warming.

As dangerously high temperatures sweep across parts of the United States and southern Europe this week, emergency workers are racing to mitigate the public health risk of heatstroke. The man tumbled into a ditch and the woman fainted, but they are now out of danger thanks to the intervention of SUMMA 112, she told AFP. - Treatment - When someone has heatstroke, the priority is to bring down their body temperature, for example by moving them into the shade or an air-conditioned room -- anything t

Sasha and Jamie Cordle thought their small farm in rural Georgia would be a ladder out of working-class struggle, and a gift for their children and grandchildren. Sasha, who moved to the property after marrying Jamie in 2020, soon developed two autoimmune conditions, as well as high blood pressure and chronic fatigue.

Brazilian Catholic worshippers created an eco-friendly carpet from recycled plastic caps in front of Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer statue, advocating for environmental protection before upcoming UN climate talks in the Amazon. Cardinal Orani Joao Tempesta led celebrations, emphasizing ecological co-responsibility and honoring Pope Francis's environmental encyclical.

Chad is battling deforestation with green charcoal, made from plant waste, aiming to reduce reliance on wood and combat desertification. This initiative, supported by the World Bank and UNHCR, provides a cleaner, longer-lasting alternative to traditional charcoal, particularly benefiting refugee populations. Scaling up production and lowering prices are crucial to meet national energy needs and protect Chad's dwindling forests.

More than three quarters of bathing waters monitored in the European Union, Albania and Switzerland were of excellent quality in 2024, the 27-member bloc's environment agency said on Friday. EU members meanwhile are obliged to monitor popular bathing places from May to September and rank the water quality as excellent, good, sufficient or poor.

Short, intense summer rainfall in Alpine regions is likely to become more frequent and severe in the future because of global warming, according to a study released Thursday by the University of Lausanne (UNIL). With such warming, an intense storm currently expected once every 50 years could occur once every 25 years in the future, said the Swiss university, which conducted the study in collaboration with the University of Padua in Italy.

Hurricane Erick killed at least two people as it swept through southern Mexico causing significant damage to coastal communities before weakening to a low-pressure system Thursday night, authorities said. The US National Hurricane Centre's latest advisory at 0300 GMT said Erick had weakened overnight to a tropical storm located 95 miles (155 kilometres) from Acapulco port, with sustained winds of 30 mph (50 kmh) as it moved across southern Mexico on Thursday.

Ten black rhinos have been moved from South Africa to Mozambique to secure breeding of the critically endangered animals that became locally extinct 50 years ago, conservationists said Thursday. Twelve black rhinos had previously been sent from South Africa to Zinave in central Mozambique but the population was still not viable for breeding, Van Rooyen said.

The UK could experience more frequent extreme and prolonged heat due to climate change, its meteorological office said Wednesday, as the country braced for its first heatwave of the year. The new study also highlights how UK heatwaves could become longer and hotter due to escalating climate trends, the Met Office added.

As Paris braces for a heatwave this weekend, a little-known network of underground pipes will be cooling the Louvre museum and other storied landmarks using water from the River Seine. Other sites served by the Paris network include department stores and offices, the train network, concert halls, and arguably the world's most famous museum, the Louvre.

Norway on Tuesday launched a flagship carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, a technology seen as crucial to curbing climate change but struggling to find a viable economic model. Norway has presented Longship as the world's first full-scale value chain for capture and storage of carbon in the greenhouse gases that cause harmful climate change.

The World Bank is set to re-enter the nuclear energy sector after decades, announced President Ajay Banga, aiming to meet the escalating electricity demands in developing nations. Collaborating with the IAEA, the bank will enhance non-proliferation safeguards and regulatory frameworks. This decision arises as electricity demand in developing countries is projected to more than double by 2035, necessitating a surge in annual energy investment.