‘Chronic’ Heat Risk in Europe Draws Warning From Swiss Re August 11, 2026 By Gautam Naik As Europe comes to grips with its fifth heat wave of the year, the research arm of Swiss Re AG...
Europe’s Wildfire Season Exposes Climate Insurance Protection Gap August 4, 2026 By Jemima Denham, Elizabeth Howcroft and Michael Jones Domestic insurers are expected to absorb most of the losses from Europe’s worst wildfire season in recent history, but the...
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....
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...
French Fire Burns Near Bordeaux as Spain Fights Blazes July 27, 2026 By Samy Adghirni and Clara Hernanz Lizarraga French and Spanish firefighters preparing to battle wildfires for a sixth consecutive day face worsening weather conditions as temperatures are...
Europe Battles Growing Wildfires After Relentless Heat July 13, 2026 By Joe Wertz and William Horobin Wildfires are breaking out across Europe after three heat waves and weeks of low rainfall left much of the continent...
Western Europe Records Hottest June on Record, EU Scientists Say July 10, 2026 By Kate Abnett Western Europe just experienced its warmest June on record, EU scientists confirmed on Thursday, after an extreme heatwave at the...
Firefighters Warn They’re Ill-Prepared for a Bad Wildfire Season June 22, 2026 By Laura Millan Europe is facing another summer of intense wildfires, but firefighters who will be on the frontline warn that they’re entering...
Spain and Portugal Fires Were More Intense Because of Climate Change: Research September 4, 2025 By Laura Millan Climate change made the extreme weather conditions that fueled the wildfires in Portugal and Spain about 40 times more likely...