August 23, 2024
The type of weather phenomenon that may have led billionaire Mike Lynch’s yacht to sink in the Mediterranean this week is now more likely to happen as global warming has raised sea temperatures, according to climate experts. The tech tycoon’s …
October 20, 2023
The cost of shipping fuel along the Rhine river has surged as low water levels curb barges’ carrying capacity following a hot, dry September. The river is fed by glaciers and rain. But Alpine ice flows are declining each year …
August 16, 2022
The Rhine River’s water level at a key waypoint hit a new low, risking the transit of fuel and other goods as Europe’s climate crisis exacerbates its energy-supply crunch. The marker at Kaub, a particularly shallow point west of Frankfurt, …
August 11, 2022
In the midst of an arid summer that set heat records across Europe, the continent’s rivers are evaporating. The Rhine — a pillar of the German, Dutch and Swiss economies for centuries — is set to become virtually impassable at …
August 3, 2022
Water levels on the Rhine River are set to fall perilously close to the point at which it would effectively close, putting the trade of huge quantities of goods at risk as the continent seeks to stave off an economic …
February 8, 2022
A cyber attack targeting fuel storages in Germany and parts of northern Europe stretched into a sixth day with little visibility over when things will get back to normal. Mabanaft Germany, whose systems were breached, continued to work on resolving …
February 3, 2022
Europe’s fuel-supply network fell victim to a cyberattack — less than a year after the biggest refined petroleum pipeline in the U.S. was halted by a hack. The situation was serious “but not grave,” the head of Germany’s information technology …
June 9, 2020
Germany’s Rhine River is entering dry summer months with water levels at their lowest in two decades, prompting fears of shipping disruption on Europe’s most important inland waterway. After spring showers failed to show in Germany, the official water level …