Heat Deaths Top 25,000 in Europe as Scorching Weather Persists August 10, 2026 By Eamon Akil Farhat Extreme heat has killed more than 25,000 people across Europe this year, according to the latest available data compiled by...
Danube River Hits Record Lows and Threatens Romania, Hungary Nuclear Plants August 5, 2026 By Andra Timu, Thomas Escritt, Daniel Hornak and Andrea Dudik The green excavator scooped another heap of arid dirt and rocks before swiveling around to deposit the load onto barges...
Rhine Falls to Lowest Since 1880, Threatening European Trade August 4, 2026 By Eamon Akil Farhat The Rhine River’s water levels dropped to the lowest in nearly 150 years as hot, dry weather grips Europe, threatening...
Europe’s Key Rivers Are Drying Up as Extreme Heat Impact Widens August 3, 2026 By Eva Brendel, Fabrice Obrist, Joe Wertz and Zoltan Simon Europe’s biggest rivers, vital arteries for the region’s heavy industries, are drying up after the region was seared by a...
Climate Change Made ‘Fire Weather’ in France, Spain More Likely July 31, 2026 By Olivia Rudgard Climate change made the weather that fueled Europe’s recent wildfires at least twice as likely in France and at least...
Insurers Are ‘Actively Evaluating’ New Catastrophe Risks as Europe Burns July 31, 2026 By Alastair Marsh and Claudia Cohen Europe’s insurers are bracing for a new era of catastrophe risk fanned by rising temperatures in the world’s fastest-warming continent....
Heat Pushes Rhine Toward 36-Year Low in Risk to Energy Supplies July 29, 2026 By Eamon Akil Farhat The Rhine River’s water levels risk dropping to an unprecedented low as heat waves grip Europe, creating a bottleneck for...
France and Spain Plan Economic Aid as Major Fires Still Burn July 28, 2026 By Alan Katz France and Spain are studying ways to pump money into regions hit by massive wildfires over the past week even...
Record-Low Danube Water Levels Leave Boats Beached, Reveal Decades-Old Shipwrecks July 27, 2026 Dozens of boats in a marina in Serbia’s northern city of Novi Sad floated in a green slurry — all...
Wildfires Force France to Evacuate Tourists From Campsites July 23, 2026 By Nayla Razzouk Wildfires forced French authorities to evacuate some 20,000 residents and tourists from an area southwest of Bordeaux, after successive heat...