Europe’s Wildfires Have Burned the Most Land in Nearly 20 Years August 19, 2025 By Joe Wertz, Sofia Horta e Costa and Sabrina Nelson Garcinuño Four major heat waves, dry conditions and strong winds have turned Europe into a tinderbox this summer, fueling the most...
Deadly Fires Rage in Greece and Spain as Heat Blasts Cyprus August 14, 2025 By Joe Wertz and Paul Tugwell Firefighters worked overnight to contain deadly blazes in Greece and Spain that have forced the evacuation of thousands of residents...
Wildfire Briefly Shut Dardanelles Strait to Shipping as Europe Battles Infernos August 12, 2025 By Selcan Hacaoglu, Joe Wertz and Macarena Munoz Wildfires briefly shut the Dardanelles Strait to shipping on Monday, as extreme heat and strong winds fueled blazes across the...
Wildfires in Mediterranean Leave a Dozen Dead as Heat Soars July 24, 2025 By Georgios Georgiou, Paul Tugwell, Joe Wertz and Taylan Bilgic Wildfires fueled by soaring temperatures and strong winds across the eastern Mediterranean left a dozen people dead in Turkey and...
Extreme Weather Could Cause 5% Drop in Euro Zone GDP, Bank Watchdogs Find July 10, 2025 By Virginia Furness Extreme weather events such as heatwaves, flooding and wildfires could wipe as much off euro zone GDP in the next...
Heat Waves May Cut GDP by 0.5 Percentage Point in Europe, Allianz Says July 2, 2025 By Maria Martinez Recent heat waves across Europe could slow economic growth in Europe by half a percentage point in 2025, a report...
Heat Wave Threatens Power Output and Wildfires Across Europe June 26, 2025 By Eva Brendel and Joe Wertz Europe’s heat wave is intensifying, fueling wildfires across the Mediterranean and threatening to curb electricity generation from both nuclear and...
Wildfire Alerts Issued Across Mediterranean as Heat Wave Builds June 25, 2025 By Joe Wertz Wildfire warnings were issued across the Mediterranean, as temperatures soar to 40C (104F) in parts of Spain, Italy, and Greece....
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...
Europe Braces for Heat Following Greek Fires and Swiss Floods June 24, 2024 By Jessica Shankleman European capitals are bracing for heat wave conditions, following wildfires in Greece and flooding in Switzerland over the weekend. High...