Water | Euronews RSS http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:01:46 +0200 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:01:46 +0200 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png Water | Euronews RSS http://www.euronews.com Portuguese man o' war spread in Spain: what to do if you are stung http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/07/portuguese-man-o-war-spread-in-spain-what-to-do-if-you-are-stung http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/07/portuguese-man-o-war-spread-in-spain-what-to-do-if-you-are-stung Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:08:09 +0200 The growing number of specimens along the Cantabrian coast has forced swimming bans on several Basque beaches and prompted health authorities to step up guidance on how to respond to stings. ‘Lost forever’: What does the future look like for a Mediterranean flooded with invasive species? http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/30/lost-forever-what-does-the-future-look-like-for-a-mediterranean-flooded-with-invasive-spec http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/30/lost-forever-what-does-the-future-look-like-for-a-mediterranean-flooded-with-invasive-spec Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:04:15 +0200 Scientists have designated the Mediterranean as a climate change “hot spot” – and warming waters are bringing aggressive new alien species. ‘Scorching, dry summers’: Heat rather than lack of rain is now to blame for Europe’s droughts http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/23/scorching-dry-summers-heat-rather-than-lack-of-rain-is-now-to-blame-for-europes-droughts http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/23/scorching-dry-summers-heat-rather-than-lack-of-rain-is-now-to-blame-for-europes-droughts Thu, 23 Jul 2026 01:01:53 +0200 “This isn’t just a crisis for farmers, it’s a crisis that trickles down to Europe’s most vulnerable,” says researcher Merel Laauwen. The Great Bubble Barrier: How air bubbles are stopping river plastic before it reaches the sea http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/20/the-great-bubble-barrier-how-air-bubbles-are-stopping-river-plastic-before-it-reaches-the- http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/20/the-great-bubble-barrier-how-air-bubbles-are-stopping-river-plastic-before-it-reaches-the- Mon, 20 Jul 2026 07:02:47 +0200 Plastic pollution is flooding the world's rivers and seas – but one Dutch company says a curtain of air bubbles can stop it. Here's how. ‘A big joke’: Citizens blame corn, data centres and leaky pipes as water restrictions grip France http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/07/a-big-joke-citizens-blame-corn-data-centres-and-leaky-pipes-as-water-restrictions-grip-fra http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/07/a-big-joke-citizens-blame-corn-data-centres-and-leaky-pipes-as-water-restrictions-grip-fra Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:02:56 +0200 Record heat and climate change are creating more frequent and severe droughts. Record-high ocean heat could fuel sea level rise and extreme weather on land http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/01/record-high-ocean-heat-could-fuel-sea-level-rise-and-extreme-weather-on-land http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/01/record-high-ocean-heat-could-fuel-sea-level-rise-and-extreme-weather-on-land Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:01:55 +0200 New Copernicus data reveals that daily global sea surface temperatures have broken records for the time of year. 'Flesh-rotting' bacteria could spread on Europe's beaches as seas warm http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/24/flesh-rotting-bacteria-could-spread-on-europes-beaches-as-seas-warm http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/24/flesh-rotting-bacteria-could-spread-on-europes-beaches-as-seas-warm Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:00:34 +0200 Warmer seas are bringing a little-known but potentially dangerous bacterium closer to European beaches, and authorities are paying attention. Rare coastal floods now 12 times more likely – human-driven climate change is a major contributor http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/12/rare-coastal-floods-now-12-times-more-likely-human-driven-climate-change-is-a-major-contri http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/12/rare-coastal-floods-now-12-times-more-likely-human-driven-climate-change-is-a-major-contri Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:02:09 +0200 Since the 1960s, human-caused warming has been the main reason sea levels are rising, new research shows. Divers made the first video ever of this shark in the Med - then got back to work on the real threat http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/08/divers-made-the-first-video-ever-of-this-shark-in-the-med-then-got-back-to-work-on-the-rea http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/08/divers-made-the-first-video-ever-of-this-shark-in-the-med-then-got-back-to-work-on-the-rea Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:01:04 +0200 Volunteer divers had the astonishing encounter while retrieving abandoned fishing nets from a shipwreck. Regenerative farms lost three times less yield in France's droughts. Here's why http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/04/regenerative-farms-lost-three-times-less-yield-in-frances-droughts-heres-why http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/04/regenerative-farms-lost-three-times-less-yield-in-frances-droughts-heres-why Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:02:07 +0200 Regenerative farming could save enough wheat during drought to produce 130 million baguettes, according to a new French study. Cloud seeding is Kazakhstan's latest weapon against drought and crop failure but does it work? http://www.euronews.com/2026/05/27/cloud-seeding-is-kazakhstans-newest-weapon-against-drought-and-crop-failure-but-will-it-wo http://www.euronews.com/2026/05/27/cloud-seeding-is-kazakhstans-newest-weapon-against-drought-and-crop-failure-but-will-it-wo Wed, 27 May 2026 11:26:45 +0200 Experts from the United Arab Emirates are sharing their experience with Central Asian authorities. Taxpayer-funded bottom trawling costs Europe billions. Has Türkiye found the solution? http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/28/taxpayer-funded-bottom-trawling-costs-europe-billions-has-turkiye-found-the-solution http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/28/taxpayer-funded-bottom-trawling-costs-europe-billions-has-turkiye-found-the-solution Tue, 28 Apr 2026 02:01:23 +0200 Türkiye’s Gökova Bay shows what happens when bottom trawling is banned. What can other European countries learn? Central Asian leaders gather at first ever regional climate summit to discuss water crisis http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/22/central-asian-leaders-gather-at-first-ever-regional-ecological-summit-to-discuss-water-cri http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/22/central-asian-leaders-gather-at-first-ever-regional-ecological-summit-to-discuss-water-cri Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:47:44 +0200 The Regional Ecological Summit kicks off today in Astana.