Update: Rescuers Call Off Efforts to Find Missing Sailors After Cargo Ship Sinks October 24, 2023 By William Wilkes Rescuers abandoned efforts to find four missing sailors a day after a British cargo ship sank in the North Sea...
Rhine River’s Low Water Levels Provide ‘Further Evidence’ of Climate Change October 20, 2023 By William Wilkes and Jack Wittels The cost of shipping fuel along the Rhine river has surged as low water levels curb barges’ carrying capacity following...
Broken Wheel Causes Derailment of Train Blocking Swiss Tunnel August 15, 2023 By Paula Doenecke and William Wilkes The derailment that blocked the Gotthard tunnel in Switzerland last week was caused by a broken wheel on the freight...
Historic Drought, Low River Levels Threaten to Cripple Trade Across Europe August 11, 2022 By William Wilkes, Jack Wittels and Irina Vilcu In the midst of an arid summer that set heat records across Europe, the continent’s rivers are evaporating. The Rhine...
DHL Operated Boeing Jet Breaks in Two After Skidding Off Runway April 11, 2022 By Angus Whitley and William Wilkes A Boeing Co. 757 cargo jet operated by DHL broke in two after skidding off the runway at Juan Santamaria...
Germany’s Rhine River at Dangerously Low Levels, Which Could Disrupt Shipping June 9, 2020 By Jack Wittels and William Wilkes Germany’s Rhine River is entering dry summer months with water levels at their lowest in two decades, prompting fears of...
German Economy Relies on Rhine River – But Levels Are Low Without April Rainfall April 28, 2020 By William Wilkes and Brian Parkin Germany’s spring showers haven’t materialized this year, and that’s drying out the country’s most important river, prompting concerns that key...
Climate Change Blamed for Europe’s Latest Heatwave July 26, 2019 By William Wilkes and Megan Durisin Europe’s latest summer heatwave broke heat records just weeks after the continent had its hottest ever June, fueling concern that...
Rhine River Shipping Faces Another Historic Shutdown as Drought Hits Water Levels July 24, 2019 By William Wilkes, Bill Lehane and Vanessa Dezem The bustling boat traffic on Europe’s Rhine river ground to a halt for the first time in living memory last...
Europe Faces Heatwave with London and Paris Expected to Break July Records July 23, 2019 By William Wilkes Europe is facing a second heatwave this summer, just weeks after the hottest June on record, intensifying concern over climate...