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Arctic heatwave could result in summer-like warmth for Alaska

Climate scientist Zack Labe told Euronews this phenomenon could cause temperatures to rise over 10°C above average in some areas of Alaska, making the climate feel equivalent to late-summer

29/09/2018

My Europe Series

German energy giant clears climate protesters from Hambach forest

Central Europe's last primordial forest in Germany is about to be obliterated to dig up dirty and inefficient lignite coal, despite Berlin's trumpeted green credentials. Insiders talks to all sides of the story, but RWE refuses to comment.

28/09/2018

World News

Late summer: Heatwave to return to Europe

Strong heatwave ahead for parts of Europe

17/09/2018

World News

Euroviews. ‘Clean cooling’ needs to come in from the cold | View

We need to take a hard look at how we provide cooling and devise a radically more efficient approach. If we do not, the irony is that as we strive to cool ourselves down, we shall be heating the planet up …. requiring more cooling.

09/08/2018

Finland

Helsinki shoppers sleep in cool supermarket aisles to escape heatwave

A supermarket in Finland offered its customers its aisles as a cool place to sleep on Saturday as respite from Europe's heatwave

06/08/2018

Sweden

How Sweden's highest peak has lost its top spot

Sweden has endured its hottest July on record, severe drought and some of the worst forest fires the country has ever seen. Now its highest peak has lost 4 metres to glacier melt. We speak to the researcher who made the dicovery.

03/08/2018

World News

Climate change made Europe’s heatwave 'more than twice as likely'

The current heatwave across northern Europe was made more than twice as likely by climate change resulting from human activities, according to a preliminary assessment by leading scientists.

28/07/2018

World News

European weather: Will it be sun cream or raincoats this summer?

Various parts of the continent are experiencing unusual weather conditions, so what's in store for the summer?

13/06/2018

World News

Euroviews. Get used to wooden skyscrapers. They're stronger, cleaner and fire resistant | View

Timber is set to become a popular alternative to traditional building materials used in tall buildings, says Rune Abrahamsen, a timber expert who is helping to construct the world's tallest wooden high-rise in Norway.

04/05/2018

Australia

Australia pledges millions to save the Great Barrier Reef

The Australian government has promised more than 300 million euros to help save the Great Barrier Reef - in the largest single investment for reef conservation and management in the country’s history.

29/04/2018

World News

Seals are new allies in climate change monitoring

Norwegian ecologists equip them with satellite transmitters to monitor underwater ocean temperatures.

05/04/2018

World News

Lights go out for 11th annual Earth Hour

More than 180 countries have taken part in the annual Earth Hour, switching off lights on thousands of major buildings

25/03/2018

Brazil

Amazon Rainforest 'heading to point of no return'

Research suggests deforestation is leading the Amazon Rainforest to the point of no return.

22/02/2018

World News

Watch: Pine Island glacier readies for another crack

Dutch professor alerts of a new crack that could create a massive iceberg at the Antarctic glacier, whose front has been retracting since 2000.

16/02/2018

World

UAE's Minister of the Environment talks climate change

In an exclusive interview to Inspire Middle East, His Excellency Dr. Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi describes the UAE's approach to climate change

16/02/2018

South Africa

Cape Town struggling to cope with worst drought in a century

And the South African city's tourism industry could also take a hit

03/02/2018

World News

Floodwaters in Seine river peak in Paris

The swollen river has now peaked at 5.84 metres, four metres higher than its normal level.

29/01/2018

Business Series

Macron prepares to woo Davos

Climate change and reform of the Europe expected to dominate as French President Emmanuel Macron gets ready to address delegates at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

24/01/2018

USA

2017 was US's costliest weather year on record

Last year was the third-warmest on record, contributing to 16 separate billion-dollar disasters, federal climatologists said.

09/01/2018

USA

2017 costliest year yet for US natural disasters

At 16 billion dollars of damage the year of drought, floods, hurricanes and fires has meant the last 12 months are the worst on record in the USA.

08/01/2018