Unseasonal Winter Heat Across Australia Raises Wildfire Risks August 22, 2024 By Ben Sharples Australia is facing elevated wildfire risks months ahead of the summer fire season, as an unusually warm winter scorches parts...
Storm Warnings in Place Across Europe, From Northern Greece to Poland August 21, 2024 By Paul Tugwell and Eamon Akil Farhat Thunderstorm alerts are in place for a swath of Europe from Poland and Hungary to Italy and Greece. There are...
Storms Threaten Mediterranean From Sicily to Ionian Sea Islands August 20, 2024 By Paul Tugwell and Eamon Akil Farhat Thunderstorms are forecast across the Mediterranean from Corfu to Sicily, where a luxury yacht sank off the coast on Monday...
The Era of Runaway Heat Records Is Here August 20, 2024 By Eric Roston, Matthew Griffin and Alexander Battle Abdelal Las Vegas set a heat record of 117 degrees Fahrenheit (47.2C) in 1942, and for 82 years no weather system...
Europe’s $42 Billion Effort to Fight Wildfires Is an Uphill Battle August 19, 2024 By Eamon Farhat and Paul Tugwell Europe is spending tens of billions of euros a year to fight wildfires, yet it hasn’t stopped blazes from flaring...
Wildfire Near Athens Burns Area Nearly Twice the Size of Manhattan August 16, 2024 A European Union satellite mapping agency says 104 square kilometers (40 square miles) of land was burned northeast of Athens...
Floods Threaten Europe as Searing Heat Gives Way to Storms August 14, 2024 By Eamon Akil Farhat and Paul Tugwell Extreme heat in parts of Spain and France is giving way to storms and flood warnings, while Greece is bracing...
Athens Braces for Wildfire Flare-Ups as High Winds Return August 13, 2024 By Paul Tugwell Greek firefighters are working to bring the remnants of a huge wildfire near Athens under control, after wind speeds picked...
UK Faces High Wildfire Risk After Spell of Warmer Weather August 6, 2024 By Eamon Akil Farhat Europe’s wildfire risks are extending as far north as the UK after a recent spell of hot weather. Parts of...
North Macedonia Seeks EU Assistance as Wildfires Burn Across the Balkans August 1, 2024 By Konstantin Testorides and Jovana Gec SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia said it was seeking further assistance from the European Union Tuesday to combat...