Wildfires Rage Across Greece With Record Heat Forecast for Italy July 24, 2023 By Eamon Akil Farhat and Paul Tugwell Wildfires are raging across Greece after about 19,000 people were evacuated from the island of Rhodes over the weekend, while...
Western Heat Wave Ahead of July 4th Raises Prompts Changes in Utah July 3, 2023 By Scott Sonner Extremely hot, dry conditions forecast across much of the West through the Fourth of July are heightening concerns about wildfires...
Long-Term Drought in Spain Expected to Bring More Heatwaves, Wildfires March 23, 2023 By Ciaran Giles MADRID (AP) – Spain has officially entered a period of long-term drought, owing to high temperatures and low rainfall over...
Natural Catastrophes Cost Insurers $125 Billion in 2022: Swiss Re March 22, 2023 By L.S. Howard Natural disasters in 2022 brought global economic losses of US$275 billion, of which insurance covered 45%, or US$125 billion, according...
California Wildfires Lead to Evacuations Amid Heat Wave September 1, 2022 California wildfires erupted Wednesday in rural areas, racing through bone-dry brush and prompting evacuations as the state sweltered under a...
China’s Drought-Hit Regions Now Face Heavy Rains, Flooding August 30, 2022 More than 100,000 people have been moved to safer areas by Monday as heavy rains brought flood risks to a...
China Extends Industrial Power Cuts as Drought, Heatwave Threaten Wider Disruptions August 22, 2022 By Bloomberg News Sichuan’s worst drought in more than a half century spurred the Chinese province to extend industrial power cuts and activate...
England Records Driest July Since 1935 Amid Searing Heat Wave August 2, 2022 By Priscila Azevedo Rocha England had the driest July since 1935 amid a searing heat wave that pushed infrastructure to the brink and severely...
Climate Change Made Deadly UK Heat Wave at Least 10 Times More Likely: Study August 1, 2022 By Eric Roston The UK’s heat wave earlier this month fueled so many blazes in London that the city’s fire service was busier...
Record Temperatures, Wildfires Wreak Havoc on Europe’s Wineries and Vineyards July 26, 2022 By Elin McCoy In Portugal’s Douro Valley on July 7, a wildfire burned close to Oscar Quevedo’s Quinta da Alegria vineyard. By the...