Fri 17 July 2026: Smoke drifting south from massive wildfires in Canada has led to deteriorating air quality across parts of the northeastern US, raising health concerns ahead of Sunday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup final between Spain and Argentina at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Authorities in New York and New Jersey issued air quality […]
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Thu 16 July 2026: Smoke from wildfires in northwestern Ontario has spread to other areas of the province, leading to severely poor air quality and decreased visibility. As a result, Environment Canada issued a high-level air quality warning on Wednesday. The weather agency said smoke conditions are expected to continue, with possible improvement not expected until early Friday. It […]
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Mon 13 July 2026: Wildfires burning in France’s Fontainebleau forest have led to home evacuations and caused disruptions to train and motorway traffic, as a heatwave continues to affect Western Europe. The wildfires broke out near a motorway outside Fontainebleau, located about 60km (42 miles) southeast of Paris and home to one of France’s best-known royal palaces. By Monday […]
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Mon 13 July 2026: New research reveals that over 2,700 deaths in England and Wales have been associated with unprecedented heatwaves in the UK during May and June. Scientists estimated that 550 heat-related fatalities occurred between May 21 and 29, while nearly 2,200 deaths happened between June 18 and 28, according to a study released on Monday. Researchers from Imperial College […]
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Fri 10 July 2026: Thousands of deaths across Europe, mostly in France, Spain and Belgium, have been linked to a June heatwave. Last month was the hottest June ever recorded in Western Europe, with temperatures more than three degrees Celcius (5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) above the 1991-2020 average, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service has […]
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Wed 08 July 2026: On July 8, at about 11:10 GMT, about 99 percent of the world experiences sunlight at the same time. Because of Earth’s tilt and the timing of the Northern Hemisphere’s summer, about 99 percent of the world’s population – some 8.2 billion people – will experience daylight or twilight simultaneously on […]
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Tue 07 July 2026: A total of 12,000 people were evacuated on Tuesday as the wildfire in France’s southern Pyrenees-Orientales department continued to spread, according to broadcaster BFMTV. Authorities told BFMTV that 12,000 people had to be evacuated due to the spread of the fire in the commune of Trevillach that forced the deployment of […]
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Mon 06 July 2026: The European Space Agency (ESA) said Monday that its Euclid space telescope has discovered 31 of “the most ancient quasars ever found,” including the two oldest ever observed, offering new clues about the formation of the first supermassive black holes and galaxies. In a statement, the agency said the newly identified […]
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Sun 05 July 2026: Scientists have identified only a small fraction of Earth’s insect species, and the true number could be far higher than previously thought, according to a study published on Monday in the journal Science. Researchers estimate there may be as many as 20 million insect species worldwide, compared with about 1 million […]
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Fri 03 July 2026: European Union monitors say the first half of 2026 was ‘marked by sustained and exceptional ocean warmth’ and forecast more to come. The world’s oceans experienced their “warmest June ever observed” and could see further record-breaking highs in the months ahead as El Niño and climate change push temperatures higher, according to a […]
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