Ocean Heat Threatens to Supercharge Storm Season in Europe August 19, 2026 By Laura Millan Rising temperatures in the ocean now have the potential to cause intense storms in Europe later this year, according to...
Climate Damage: The Next Hit to Europe’s Public Finances August 19, 2026 By Mark John and Yoruk Bahceli Someone will have to pick up the tab for the damage wrought by Europe’s increasingly volatile weather, and with the...
Europe’s Heatwaves Expose Insurance Gap as Business Losses Mount August 18, 2026 By Simon Jessop, Rebecca Delaney and Valentina Za For more than a century, cafes in the Italian city of Padua have welcomed customers for an early evening drink,...
Low Rhine River Levels Disrupt German Industry August 13, 2026 By Patricia Weiss and Christoph Steitz German companies are reporting growing disruption from Rhine water levels that have hit record lows, with chemical producers, utilities, steelmakers...
Rhine River Shipping Stalls as Water Level Hits Record Low August 12, 2026 By Eamon Akil Farhat, Rachel Graham and Sasha Draeger-Mazer Water levels on the Rhine river are dwindling further, with no relief in sight, forcing companies that rely on the...
German Shippers Warn Rhine Could Be ‘Split in Two’ by Low Water August 10, 2026 Low water levels risk halting cargo traffic on a key stretch of the Rhine this week, effectively splitting the critical...
How the Hard Reality of Climate Change Hit Europe’s Economy This Summer August 10, 2026 By Balazs Koranyi For anyone in Europe who still thought climate change was a problem for future generations, this summer’s sweltering heatwaves have...
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...