European State of the Climate Report 2024
<p>Europe is the fastest-warming continent, and the impacts of climate change are clear. 2024 was the warmest year on record for Europe. Storms were often severe and flooding widespread, claiming at least
Forest Fires
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Dimming sunlight to slow global warming may harm crop yields: study
Spraying a veil of sun-dimming chemicals high above the Earth to slow global warming could harm crop yields in an unintended side-effect of turning down the heat, U.S. scientists said on Wednesday. Some
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Portugal steps up battle against spreading Algarve wildfire
Wildfires scorched a path towards more villages in Portugal's southern Algarve region Wednesday as a reprieve from the country's sweltering heatwave saw firefighters intensify their battle against the
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14,000 firefighters battling 18 major California blazes
Some 14,000 firefighters, including inmate volunteers, are battling 18 major blazes burning thousands of square miles throughout California with aircraft, assorted vehicles and picks and shovels. They
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Parts of Spain and Portugal are more than 46 C – here's what is going on
Wildfires, drought and extreme heat have been the talk of the town and country across Europe this summer. Attention has now turned to Portugal and Spain, where temperatures at the weekend reached more
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Animals, Crops Suffering As Europe's Heatwave Hits New Highs
The heatwave gripping large stretches of Europe has already been blamed for deadly forest fires and crop failures. Now freshwater fish could be its next victims. Some regions in Germany sweltered as
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Carr Fire: Most formidable of 94 fires raging across U.S.
The deadly Northern California wildfire, dubbed the Carr Fire has been named as the seventh most destructive in California’s history. What truly reveals the actual power of this wildfire scorching Northern
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Four people missing in Northern California wildfire, 16 found safe
Assisted by calmer winds at their backs, firefighters in northern California on Tuesday tightened their grip on a deadly blaze raging for more than a week around the city of Redding, as 16 people listed
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Greek fire brigade says death toll in wildfires rises to 79
At least 79 people have been killed in wildfires burning close to Athens since Monday, a Greek fire brigade official said on Wednesday. At least 187 people, including 23 children, have been injured.
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Deadliest wildfire in decades causes devastation in Greece
ATHENS, Greece - In what is being defined as the deadliest wildfire in Greece in decades, the death toll rose to 74 on Tuesday, even as rescuers tried to hunt for survivors on all available ground and
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Greek wildfire kills at least 20 near Athens, residents flee homes
At least 20 people died and more than 100 were injured on Monday as a wildfire swept through a small resort town in eastern Greece with many victims trapped by flames as they fled. A wildfire rages in