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Drought In England, Fires Rage In France As Heatwave Persists
Firefighters from across Europe came to France's rescue on Friday to battle a massive wildfire, while fire also raged in Portugal and parts of England faced a severe drought, as successive heatwaves renewed the focus on climate change risks.
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Europe's Early Summer Heat Wave: Record Temperatures In 4 Decades
Spain was headed for record June temperatures in four decades on Friday, one area of France banned outdoor events, and drought stalked Italian farmers, as an early summer heat wave sent Western Europeans hunting for shade.
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2018 Hottest Year In A Century In France
2018 was the hottest year in France since modern records began in 1900, the French meteorological service said Friday.
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"No Grass For Livestock": Century-High Temperature Hits Europe's Farmers
"Our cows have been living off hay cut in June, there isn't any grass," says Jean-Guillaume Hannequin, a farmer in eastern France, who like his counterparts across much of northern Europe is wondering how he will feed his animals this winter.
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Rain, Hail and Drought: Organic French Winemakers Feel the Pinch
"This isn't so much a harvest, as a hunt for grapes," said French winemaker Jean-Jacques Robert, with a rueful laugh as he unloaded grapes still warm from his vineyards around Fuisse in Burgundy.
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World Wine Production Slips Amid Rough Weather: Italy On Top
Floods, drought, frost and hail cut into world wine production this year across Europe and South America, but the quality of the 2016 vintage shouldn't unduly suffer.
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Turning It On, After a Long Drought
Karim Benzema was powerful in France's first FIFA World Cup 2014 match against Honduras. The footballer though has not always had it so easy.
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UN scientists see grim future if no action taken on climate change
UN scientists are set to deliver their darkest report yet on the impacts of climate change, pointing to a future stalked by floods, drought, conflict and economic damage if carbon emissions go untamed.
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Scorcher summers predicted for Europe: study
Europe is headed for scorching summers with temperatures well over 40 degrees Celsius (104 deg Fahrenheit) and droughts in the south within the next 40 years, climate scientists said Friday.
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Karim Benzema brushes off goal drought
The Real Madrid frontman has not found the back of the net for his country since June 5, 2012 and was dropped by coach Didier Deschamps for the 4-2 win in Belarus last month that ensured France of at least second spot in Group I.
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FIFA World Cup qualifiers: Franck Ribery propels France past Belarus
Despite setting a new national record for the longest goalscoring drought, France came alive in the second half to record their first win in six matches.
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Drought In England, Fires Rage In France As Heatwave Persists
Firefighters from across Europe came to France's rescue on Friday to battle a massive wildfire, while fire also raged in Portugal and parts of England faced a severe drought, as successive heatwaves renewed the focus on climate change risks.
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Europe's Early Summer Heat Wave: Record Temperatures In 4 Decades
Spain was headed for record June temperatures in four decades on Friday, one area of France banned outdoor events, and drought stalked Italian farmers, as an early summer heat wave sent Western Europeans hunting for shade.
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2018 Hottest Year In A Century In France
2018 was the hottest year in France since modern records began in 1900, the French meteorological service said Friday.
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"No Grass For Livestock": Century-High Temperature Hits Europe's Farmers
"Our cows have been living off hay cut in June, there isn't any grass," says Jean-Guillaume Hannequin, a farmer in eastern France, who like his counterparts across much of northern Europe is wondering how he will feed his animals this winter.
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Rain, Hail and Drought: Organic French Winemakers Feel the Pinch
"This isn't so much a harvest, as a hunt for grapes," said French winemaker Jean-Jacques Robert, with a rueful laugh as he unloaded grapes still warm from his vineyards around Fuisse in Burgundy.
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World Wine Production Slips Amid Rough Weather: Italy On Top
Floods, drought, frost and hail cut into world wine production this year across Europe and South America, but the quality of the 2016 vintage shouldn't unduly suffer.
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Turning It On, After a Long Drought
Karim Benzema was powerful in France's first FIFA World Cup 2014 match against Honduras. The footballer though has not always had it so easy.
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UN scientists see grim future if no action taken on climate change
UN scientists are set to deliver their darkest report yet on the impacts of climate change, pointing to a future stalked by floods, drought, conflict and economic damage if carbon emissions go untamed.
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Scorcher summers predicted for Europe: study
Europe is headed for scorching summers with temperatures well over 40 degrees Celsius (104 deg Fahrenheit) and droughts in the south within the next 40 years, climate scientists said Friday.
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Karim Benzema brushes off goal drought
The Real Madrid frontman has not found the back of the net for his country since June 5, 2012 and was dropped by coach Didier Deschamps for the 4-2 win in Belarus last month that ensured France of at least second spot in Group I.
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FIFA World Cup qualifiers: Franck Ribery propels France past Belarus
Despite setting a new national record for the longest goalscoring drought, France came alive in the second half to record their first win in six matches.
