Algeria battles wildfires that have killed 34

Algerian firefighters on Tuesday battled blazes that have killed 34 people across the tinder-dry north, destroyed homes and coastal resorts, and turned vast forest areas into blackened wastelands.

Europe in summer: scorching new normal

As the holiday season gets underway on the world's fastest warming continent, AFP looks back at a series of brutally hot, dry summers in Europe that have left tens of thousands of people dead.

Dead fish wash up on riverbank in drought-hit Iraq

Thousands of dead fish have washed ashore in southeast Iraq, prompting an official investigation into the wildlife disaster that officials said Monday may be linked to drought conditions.

Strategic city planning can help reduce urban heat island effect

The tendency of cities to trap heat—a phenomenon called the "urban heat island," often referred to as the UHI effect—can lead to dangerous temperatures in the summer months, but new Penn State research published in Buildings ...

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