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Intense hot weather makes huge California fire even more huge
California's largest wildfire exploded again after burning for nearly three weeks in remote mountains and officials warned on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, that hot, dry weather would increase the risk of new fires across much of the state.
Heat wave forces afternoon closure of Greece's Acropolis and other sites
Authorities in Greece closed the Acropolis and other ancient sites during afternoon hours starting on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, as a heat wave scorching the eastern Mediterranean worsened.
Right-wing German extremists spread disinformation in flood areas
The German government on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, denounced attempts by some people or groups to spread disinformation in areas devastated by floods two weeks ago.
Wildfires in western U.S. states calm in cool weather, but losses grow
Cooler weather on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, helped calm two gigantic wildfires in the U.S. West, but a tally of property losses mounted as authorities got better access to a tiny California community savaged by flames last weekend and to a remote area of southern Oregon where the nation's largest blaze is burning.
Unvaccinated snow leopard catches COVID-19 at San Diego zoo
An unvaccinated snow leopard at the San Diego Zoo has contracted COVID-19.
G20 environment ministers meet to prepare for COP26 in Nov.
With forest fires raging in the U.S. and Russia and floods devastating parts of Western Europe, environment and energy ministers from the Group of 20 industrialized countries gathered on Thursday, July 22, 2021, for two days of talks ahead of November’s crucial climate change conference.
Israel to impose disposable plastic tax to reduce use
Israel's government on Monday, July 19, 2021, put forward a plan to double taxes on single-use plastics in a bid to reduce the proliferation of the environmentally harmful products.
UNESCO defends declaring Great Barrier Reef in danger
The Chinese host of this year's meeting of the U.N. World Heritage Committee has defended the body's proposal to label the Great Barrier Reef as “in danger” against Australian government suspicion that China influenced the finding for political reasons.
Wildfire fight in western U.S. complicated by dangerous conditions
Erratic winds and dry lightning added to the dangers for crews in parched Oregon forests battling the nation's largest wildfire, just one of dozens burning across several Western states.