UK Recorded Highest-Ever Temperature in Last Week’s Heatwave July 30, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan The U.K. was never hotter. Last week temperatures reached 101.6 degrees Fahrenheit (38.7 Celsius) at the Cambridge Botanic Garden on...
Climate Change Blamed for Europe’s Latest Heatwave July 26, 2019 By William Wilkes and Megan Durisin Europe’s latest summer heatwave broke heat records just weeks after the continent had its hottest ever June, fueling concern that...
Rhine River Shipping Faces Another Historic Shutdown as Drought Hits Water Levels July 24, 2019 By William Wilkes, Bill Lehane and Vanessa Dezem The bustling boat traffic on Europe’s Rhine river ground to a halt for the first time in living memory last...
Europe Faces Heatwave with London and Paris Expected to Break July Records July 23, 2019 By William Wilkes Europe is facing a second heatwave this summer, just weeks after the hottest June on record, intensifying concern over climate...
Report: California Wildfires Will Get Worse, Blame Climate Change July 18, 2019 By Don Jergler Hot, dry weather in California has resulted in a dramatic increase in wildfires. It will get worse – and you...
Freak Weather Risks India’s Renewable Energy Goals, Affecting Insurers, Lenders July 17, 2019 By Anindya Upadhyay India’s ambitious plan to take the leadership position among nations as one of largest producers of renewable energy may have...
French Utility EDF Prepares Its Nuclear Reactors for Climate Change July 11, 2019 By Francois de Beaupuy Electricite de France SA is preparing its nuclear power facilities to operate in more severe heatwaves in the coming decades...
Zurich Commits to UN Climate Change Targets, to Using only Renewable Energy by 2022 July 1, 2019 Zurich Insurance Group announced it is accelerating actions to progress towards a low-carbon economy “amid an increasing climate crisis.” Its...
Blast of Hot Air from Sahara Triggers Record Heatwave Across Europe June 28, 2019 By William Wilkes Europeans fought to stay cool as a blast of hot air from the Sahara desert sent temperatures to records in...
Poll: Majority of Americans Say Global Warming is Affecting U.S. Weather June 27, 2019 By Don Jergler The majority of Americans say global warming is important to them, and that it’s affecting the weather in the U.S....