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Sargassum seaweed levels begin to drop in Quintana Roo after record peak

Mexico News Daily

Sargassum seaweed levels begin to drop in Quintana Roo after record peak

Sargassum is beginning to recede from Quintana Roo beaches after peaking in June and July, but the Mexican Caribbean remains on track for one of its worst years on record. The decline began this month and should become more pronounced in…

Mexico News Daily

Hundreds evacuated from Croatian and Greek resorts as wildfires stretch across Europe

CNA

Hundreds evacuated from Croatian and Greek resorts as wildfires stretch across Europe

A wildfire in Croatia killed one person, injured 40 and forced 1,200 people to evacuate, while Greece, France and England also faced major fires.

CNA

Dozens injured and thousands evacuated in Croatia wildfire

BBC

Dozens injured and thousands evacuated in Croatia wildfire

Officials say the blaze, near the port town of Omis, is one of the worst in Croatia's history.

BBC

Vast German wildfire forces evacuation in Eifel forest

Vast German wildfire forces evacuation in Eifel forest

Firefighters tackling the biggest forest fire in the history of North-Rhine Westfalia say residents are unlikely to be able to return on Friday amid high temperatures, humidity and wind. DW has the latest.

Germany: Firefighters say Eifel wildfire now under control

Firefighters in Germany say they have gained the upper hand in a fire that blazed for days in the Hürtgen Forest. More than 2,000 residents were forced from their homes by the flames and smoke. Follow DW for the latest.

‘Devastating’: bulldozers plough through Big Bend national park as Trump’s border work pushes ahead

‘Devastating’: bulldozers plough through Big Bend national park as Trump’s border work pushes ahead

Heavy machinery seen operating in famous Santa Elena Canyon amid outcry over new wall infrastructure in beloved Texas park Bulldozers have begun plowing up ground at the mouth of Big Bend national park’s famed Santa Elena Canyon as part of…

Emergency alert warning of wildfire risk sent to phones in England and Wales

Emergency alert warning of wildfire risk sent to phones in England and Wales

People urged not to light barbecues, campfires or anything else that could spark fire during period of extreme heat Millions of people across England and Wales have received an emergency alert to their phones as the government warns…

Meet the 11-year-old fossil hunter who opened his own museum at age 9

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Meet the 11-year-old fossil hunter who opened his own museum at age 9

When you’ve been collecting fossils for as long as 11-year-old Anderson Taylor has–eventually you’re going to need somewhere to put them all. So naturally, he opened a museum.

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‘It’s due to climate’: the people of Stourbridge on the town’s wildfires

‘It’s due to climate’: the people of Stourbridge on the town’s wildfires

Thursday has been described by residents as ‘horrendous’, ‘distressing’ and ‘one of the scariest days of my life’ People in Stourbridge have described the fires that devastated more than a dozen homes as “horrendous” and “distressing”…

Europe: Raging wildfires scorch large swaths of the continent

France 24

Europe: Raging wildfires scorch large swaths of the continent

Firefighters across Europe battled multiple fires August 14 as a new wave of record-breaking heat baked a swath of the continent. The historic temperatures are linked to human-caused climate change, and are hitting countries better suited…

France 24

Gambia: Warning! Warning! Warning!

[Foroyaa] The public health authorities of The Gambia are supposed to protect the citizens from preventable epidemics such as cholera. Sanitation is a prerequisite to the prevention of epidemics.

Nigeria: Nasarawa Begins Lafia Drainage Redesign After Flood Submerges Homes

[Leadership] The Nasarawa State Government has commenced a reassessment and redesign of the stormwater drainage system in Lafia following a heavy flood that submerged houses and cut off the Federal Highway in the metropolis in the early…