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Heatwave closes Eiffel Tower’s top floor and bakes Wimbledon

The Eiffel Tower closed its summit due to extreme heat in Paris, France.

NZ taxpayer-funded $29m satellite likely lost in space

The satellite received $29 million from the Government to grow the space industry.

Europe on high alert as record heatwave spreads across the continent

Schools in France shut and warnings issued against the 'silent killer'.

Opinion: NZ cities are heating up – here are 5 things councils can do now for a cooler summer

Heatwaves could lead to 48 more days above 25°C in Auckland by 2099.

Europe’s expanding heatwave fuels record temperatures

Unusually hot summers have become the norm in Europe across recent years.

Southern Europe faces scorching heatwave as temperatures soar amid climate change

Italy put 17 cities on red alert as temperatures reached up to 39C.

Chad hopes 'green charcoal' can save vanishing forests

The UNHCR distributes the green charcoal in refugee camps in eastern Chad.

Summer shifts: The northern heat now arrives early and leaves late

'There is definitely an extension of the summer period into the shoulder months.'

Nearly one-third of Tuvalu citizens seek Australia's climate visa

Australia offers 280 visas yearly under a landmark climate migration deal.

Why rice is poised to survive better in a warming world

Study suggests farmers will need to be more innovative to keep up with climate impacts.

Freak wind gusts made worse by climate change threaten airline passenger safety

Global warming increases frequency and intensity of thunderstorm downbursts.

South Africa's iconic protea flower relocates as climate warms

Many protea species face extinction because of pressures on their native habitats.

Opinion: Global aid cuts fuel refugee hunger crisis

World Vision highlights hunger's impact on displaced people in 13 countries.

'Crunch time': Urgent warnings from scientists on climate trajectory

Key climate indicators are in uncharted territory; 'all moving in the wrong direction'.

Northland's six-month weather rollercoaster: Cyclones, droughts, floods

Cyclone Tam left 24,000 Northland homes without power on April 17.

‘Free-for-all’: Concerns Govt oil/gas ban reversal will open up mining all over NZ

Resources Minister Shane Jones is offering up "all acreage" across New Zealand.

Farm-to-forest conversions continue - report

Close to 40,000ha of farms sold for forestry since September last year.

Trash sucks: A Norwegian city uses vacuum tubes to whisk waste away

Rubbish is sucked out of the city with the force of half a million household vacuums.