Blast of Hot Air from Sahara Triggers Record Heatwave Across Europe June 28, 2019 By William Wilkes Europeans fought to stay cool as a blast of hot air from the Sahara desert sent temperatures to records in...
Sweltering Heatwave in Germany Sparks Wildfires, Forces Speed Cut on Autobahn June 27, 2019 By William Wilkes and Brian Parkin A blistering heatwave prompted Germany to impose speed restrictions on usually limit-free stretches of its high-speed motorways Wednesday, the latest...
Insurers Face Higher Claims from Severe Convective Storms in Germany May 16, 2019 By William Wilkes Swimmers at the Lusshardtsee lake about 60 miles south of Frankfurt in Germany thought they’d found respite from the blazing...
Rhine River Could Be Impassable to Ships this Summer if European Drought Returns April 12, 2019 By William Wilkes Germany’s Rhine River could be impassable to ships again this summer if Europe has another drought, a once-rare weather phenomenon...
Insurer Group Warns on Property Losses Due to Climate Change February 27, 2019 By William Wilkes Insurers are increasingly worried that rising temperatures will lead to a slump in property values that could spark broader financial...
Climate Change, Shrinking Glaciers Threaten Rhine River Shipping Access January 18, 2019 By William Wilkes, Vanessa Dezem and Brian Parkin Kevin Kilps’s car ferry churns the waters of Germany’s Rhine river as he steers toward the bank opposite Kaub, a...
Sweden’s Wildfires Highlight Cost of Rapidly Changing Climate in Europe December 12, 2018 By William Wilkes Hannele Arvonen, the owner of one of Sweden’s largest lumber yards, is spending the winter months planning for a new...