Climate

El Nino set to be 'strong', UN warns

The UN's climate agency warns that a strong El Niño is expected to develop rapidly, increasing the risk of extreme weather, heatwaves, droughts, and heavy rainfall worldwide.

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World Bank drops climate finance targets in renewed action plan

The World Bank on Monday extended its climate change policy framework indefinitely but dropped its targets for the percentage of financing that must have climate-related impacts, according to a statement.

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Residents of Warsaw cool off near a fountain in the city centre during the heatwave that has reached Poland on June 27, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

Denmark records hottest day on record at 37 C: Weather service

The previous record temperature in the Scandinavian country was 36.4 C in August 1975.

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Magnitude 6.1 quake hits Afghanistan: US Geological Survey

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes northeastern Afghanistan, shaking Kabul, several provinces and Pakistan's capital Islamabad, damaging buildings but causing no immediately reported casualties, as authorities assess the impact in the quake-prone region.

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A man takes a shower on the beach along the "Promenade des anglais" on the French riviera city of Nice, on June 26, 2026. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP)

At least 193M in Europe to face temperatures above 35 C Saturday: AFP analysis

Germany is expected to be among the hardest hit, with some 82 million people forecast to see temperatures above 30 C on Saturday, including 75 million facing temperatures exceeding 35 C.

6 DAYS AGO

A woman shields herself from the sun during Pope Leo XIV's weekly general audience at St Peter's Square in the Vatican on June 24, 2026 (AFP)

Heat set to surpass 35°C for at least 94 million in Europe

More than 350 million people across Europe (excluding Turkey) are expected to experience temperatures above 30°C. That represents nearly two-thirds of the population, according to an analysis based on forecasts from the German weather service (DWD) and 2025 population projections from the Joint Research Centre.

June 24, 2026

Swimmers jump from a bridge into the Canal Saint-Martin as France experiences a heatwave, in Paris on June 22, 2026 (AFP)

UK schools plan to close as Europe braces for record-breaking heatwave

The UK's meteorological office issued an extremely rare red heat warning -- only issued once before -- for Wednesday and Thursday, as temperatures could soar to 40C, unprecedented for the time of the year.

June 23, 2026

Antarctic Peninsula sees record high June temperatures

Temperatures in the Antarctic Peninsula reach a record-breaking high of 15.4C for June, as ice melts at abnormal rates during the current winter.

June 12, 2026

Odds rising for very strong El Nino: EU monitor

The EU monitor said 75% of global forecasters that contribute to its El Nino outlook were predicting sea temperatures in parts of the Pacific could surge 2.5 C or more above average by November.

June 10, 2026

World sees second hottest May as Europe faces 'new normal': EU monitor

Records broken in Britain, France, Ireland and Portugal last month as a "heat dome" of warm air from northern Africa pushed temperatures well above normal levels across western Europe.

June 10, 2026

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