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...
France’s Hottest Year Was Also 2nd Driest, Putting Climate Pressure on Government January 6, 2023 By Francois de Beaupuy France experienced its hottest and second-driest year on record in 2022, putting pressure on the government to step up its...
2022 Will Be UK’s Warmest Year on Record: Met Office December 29, 2022 This year will be the warmest year on record for the UK, according to the Met Office. The annual average...
Rhine River Water Level Hits New Low, Forcing Some Barges to Halt Transport August 16, 2022 By Jack Wittels, Laura Malsch and Rachel Graham The Rhine River’s water level at a key waypoint hit a new low, risking the transit of fuel and other...
Historic Drought, Low River Levels Threaten to Cripple Trade Across Europe August 11, 2022 By William Wilkes, Jack Wittels and Irina Vilcu In the midst of an arid summer that set heat records across Europe, the continent’s rivers are evaporating. The Rhine...
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...
Alpine Glaciers Decline at Record Rates Following Heatwaves July 26, 2022 By Emma Farge and Gloria Dickie MORTERATSCH GLACIER, Switzerland – From the way 45-year-old Swiss glaciologist Andreas Linsbauer bounds over icy crevasses, you would never guess...
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...
Luton Airport Runway Meltdown Shows That Airports Are Vulnerable to Climate Change July 22, 2022 By Jamie Freed The temporary disruption at London’s Luton Airport on Monday when soaring temperatures caused a small section of the asphalt to...