Europe’s Credit Markets Shrug Off Climate Risks Despite Devastating Droughts August 27, 2026 By Selina Chen and Kat Hidalgo Severe droughts across Europe this summer led to huge wildfires, disrupted transport on critical routes, threatened power plants and hit...
World Inches Toward Catastrophic Climate Events: ‘Bigger Shocks Are On the Way’ August 26, 2026 By Peter Prengaman In the opening scene of American writer Kim Stanley Robinson’s “The Ministry for the Future,” a heat wave combined with...
California Lawmakers to Oppose Limits on Insurance Fire Claims August 26, 2026 By Andrew Oxford and Michelle Ma California lawmakers are lining up against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push to rewrite how the state assigns financial responsibility for wildfires...
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...
France Pledges €100 Million in Wildfire Aid for Homes and Firms August 18, 2026 By Nayla Razzouk France is mobilizing more than €100 million ($116 million) in aid to rebuild homes and issue tax relief to businesses...
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,...
Belgian Firefighters Battle Record Blaze Near German Border August 17, 2026 By Katharina Rosskopf, Mark Schroers, Phil Serafino and Sotiris Nikas Emergency services were attempting to control a large wildfire in the east of Belgium on Sunday, after the blaze destroyed...
Germany Evacuates Nearly 2,000 People as Wildfire Spreads in the West August 14, 2026 More than 2,000 people evacuated their homes in western Germany on Friday, after a wildfire near the Belgian border spread...
France Evacuates 525 People as New Wildfire Hits Pine Woods in Southwest August 14, 2026 By Stephanie Lecocq French authorities have evacuated 525 people from the village of Luglon after a wildfire broke out in the southwestern Landes...