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...
Europe’s Wildfires in 2023 Were Among Worst This Century: Report April 11, 2024 The 2023 wildfire season in the Europe was among the worst this century, according to a European Commission report published...
Wildfires Cost Europe €4.1 Billion as Temperatures Hit Records September 5, 2023 By Ellie Harmsworth Wildfires have cost Europe an estimated €4.1 billion ($4.43 billion) in damages so far this year, as extreme heat seared...
More Than 600 Firefighters, Water-Dropping Planes Struggle to Control Greece Wildfires August 28, 2023 By Elena Becatoros More than 600 firefighters, including reinforcements from several European countries and backed by a fleet of water-dropping planes and helicopters,...
How Climate Change Drives Heatwaves and Wildfires in Europe August 18, 2023 By Kate Abnett Europe is once again battling scorching temperatures this summer, with wildfires blazing across the continent from the Mediterranean to Spain....
Europeans Lack Insurance Protection as Wildfires and Drought Batter the Region August 3, 2023 By Natasha White Europeans are among the least insured against certain types of extreme weather and other natural disasters in the developed world,...
Europe’s Firefighters Call for More Resources as Climate Change Hikes Wildfire Threat June 23, 2023 By Todd Gillespie Firefighters across Europe are calling for more resources as climate change increases the threat of wildfires across the region. While...
Record Heat and Drought Force Europe to Accelerate Climate Adaptation April 21, 2023 By Jonathan Tirone The record heat and drought hurting European farmers, power utilities and insurers foreshadows even faster change to the continent’s climate,...
Europe’s Record-Breaking Summer Heat Wave Will Be the Norm by 2035: Report August 25, 2022 By John Ainger Europe’s record-breaking heat wave will be just an average summer in less than 15 years — even if countries meet...