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A pilot flies next to another aircraft from Thailand's Royal Rainmaking department spraying icy water in the air outside Bangkok in a bid to reduce pollution

Thailand's fight against air pollution

The Roman tower is located in the basement of a supermarket that does not advertise the treasure

Ancient semi-circular structure

Shoppers unaware as Roman tower lurks under French supermarket

The aerial firefight has been crucial in the battle to tame huge wildfires that roared through Los Angeles

Never before seen

'Nerve-racking': Inside the aerial battle to tame Los Angeles fires

Smoke belches from the Dora power station, one of several plants that residents blame for poor air quality in Baghdad

Worse than smoking

Smog chokes Baghdad as oil-fired factories belch out smoke

This handout photo provided by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) shows a delta smelt fish on November 8, 2010 in California

Despite expert knowledge

Red herring: Why Trump wrongly blames a fish for LA wildfires

Two enormous fires have devastated parts of Los Angeles, killing more than two dozen people

Fix Our Forests Act

US lawmakers advance forest management bill as fires scorch LA

The Hughes Fire grew rapidly, but was coming under control after an all-night firefight

No end in sight

Overnight firefight tames new California blaze

Trump has favoured oil and gas over wind power

Trump wants to 'drill, baby, drill'

US falling behind on wind power, think tank warns

The forever chemical had been linked to health problems and birth defects

Forever chemicals

Drinking water in many French cities contaminated: study

Agents wearing protective jumpsuits take part in cleaning works in a street covered in mud in Paiporta on November 13

Spain govt to cover full cost of repairing flood-damaged buildings

An aerial view shows a solar park being built by 'F&S solar service' company near Erftstadt, western Germany

Solar power surpasses coal in EU for first time

Both countries are 'exploiting loopholes to allow logging in forests that should be safeguarded', said the WWF

Criticism unfounded?

WWF blasts Sweden, Finland over logging practices

Kenya was among the first countries to roll out malaria vaccines

Africa malaria jab rollout delivers 10 million doses

The World Health Organization has been repeatedly criticised by President Donald Trump who now plans to withdraw the US from the UN agency

Executive order

African Union 'dismayed' US withdrawing from WHO

US President Donald Trump seeks to increase US oil production under his administration -- such as at this refinery in Detroit, Michigan -- but he may face challenges outside of his control

Back to business

Trump push to 'drill, baby, drill' may hit industry roadblock

A US court has ruled that while African elephants might be 'cognitively, psychologically, or socially sophisticated' they are not people and not covered by the principle of habeas corpus

Unlawfully imprisoned?

Elephants are not people, US judges say

Private firefighters protect a church as the plume of smoke from the Hughes fire darkens the sky in Castaic, a northwestern part of Los Angeles, California, on January 22, 2025

No end in sight

New explosive wildfire erupts near Los Angeles

'I believe that many countries will continue moving in the direction of green energy,' said Saulo

Global green energy push likely to continue despite Trump climate retreat: UN

A total of 89 species were detected, including the Indochinese water dagon, in Virachey National Park, a survey found

Years-long survey

Rare wildlife species found in Cambodian national park

Some 30.8 million hectares (119,000 square miles) of vegetation were burned in Brazil in 2024, a 79 percent increase from 2023, monitoring platform MapBiomas reported

Discouraging news

Brazil saw 79% jump in area burned by fires in 2024: monitor

Shares of Rivian and other electric vehicle companies fell after US President Donald Trump issued an executive order targeting the EV industry

Rolling back Biden initiatives

As Trump takes aim at EVs, how far will rollback go?

Sebastian Harrison was not insured when the huge Pacific Palisades fire erupted after premiums became unaffordable

No home, no insurance: The double hit from Los Angeles fires

A cathedral in the French Quarter of New Orleans is barely visible in heavy snow that has blanketed the southern US city in a rare winter storm

Dangerous conditions

Rare snow socks New Orleans as Arctic blast chills much of US

Andre Correa do Lago, climate secretary within the foreign ministry, is a former ambassador to Japan and India who served as Brazil's chief climate change negotiator between 2011 and 2013

Diplomacy required

Trump's climate retreat will have 'significant impact' on COP30: Brazil

The dip in electric vehicle sales in Europe follows several years of strong growth

Stall after years of strong growth

EV sales slip in Europe in 2024 in overall stable car market

Rescuers and villagers evacuate victims of a landslide in Pekalongan, Central Java that killed at least 16 people

Rain-triggered landslide kills 17 in Indonesia

A robotics student at Delft University of Technology works on a TU Delft SenseBike

Dutch researchers employ unique e-bike to make cycling safer

The United States withdrawing from the Paris Agreement on climate change could create space for more ambitious countries to forge new alliances, observers say

Emerging leaders

Trump's climate retreat shines light on green leaders

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