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Fires rage in Europe as Belgium sees biggest blaze in recorded history

The fire in eastern Belgium doubled in size over 24 hours by Sunday morning. The EU Civil Protection Mechanism was activated on Saturday, with three helicopters and two water-bombing aircraft arriving from Sweden, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic.

Climate

Austria’s most famous gorge has been bled dry by 2026's weather

Heatwaves and lack of winter snow and summer rain have dried up the waterfalls in the Bärenschützklamm.

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UK must 'face up to changing climate' as visits fire-hit town, PM says

The West Midlands, alongside nearly three-quarters of England, is in drought after weeks of high temperatures and scant rainfall, increasing the risk of fires.

Nature

Etna’s eruptions have a surprising environmental impact

Human activities produce 100 times the carbon dioxide of the planet’s volcanic eruptions, according to NASA.

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Solar helps 'stabilise' Europe’s grids as heatwaves spike power demand

A surge in solar power has helped meet heightened power demand from Europe’s blistering heatwaves, according to a new analysis.

Travel News

Black Forest coolcation: tourism in Germany surges in 2026

In Spain and Italy, the Black Forest is an extremely popular holiday destination. But Germany has set a different record with other visitors.

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Tourist guides raise the alarm as Europe braces for another heatwave

Last summer, a 56-year-old guide died after collapsing while leading a visit of the Colosseum in Rome in scorching heat.

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Extreme heat: Half of Europe's population exposed to heatwave

The most intense heat is expected across Western and Southern Europe, with France, Italy and Spain among the hardest-hit countries. But the Balkans and the United Kingdom are also sweltering under the heat.

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Extreme weather knocks one-fifth of France's nuclear capacity offline

France uses nuclear power to generate around 70% of its electricity. The country has seen nuclear power production disrupted by multiple heatwaves and droughts this year.

Climate

France swelters in new heatwave as water restrictions tighten

Seventy-eight departments, including Rhône, Hauts-de-Seine, Calvados and Finistère, are on orange heatwave alert. Weeks of drought have led the authorities to impose successive restrictions on water use.

Business

Heatwaves push air conditioning to top of French property wish lists

French homebuyers now place much greater weight on a property's exposure, shutters, air conditioning, ventilation and nearby trees to shield them from heat.

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Italy’s Po river runs low as drought threatens farms and water supplies

Italy’s Po River has fallen to historically low levels as the country endures its fourth heatwave of the summer, exposing wide stretches of dry riverbed near Pavia and raising fresh concerns over water supplies and farming across northern Italy.

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Grape harvest in Hungary's Villány wine region down 30% due to drought

Winegrowers say this year's harvest in Hungary's southernmost wine region will be smaller as dry heat forces early ripening, cutting yields.

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Europe in flames: Wildfire contained near Athens, evacuations in Spain

Much of Europe is bracing for yet another scorching heatwave following periods of record drought that have driven rivers to historic lows, ignited historic forest fires and contributed to thousands of deaths.

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Drought forces water restrictions across nearly 70% of France

A series of heatwaves over the past three months, compounded by drought, have broken temperature records, caused thousands of excess deaths, and fuelled massive wildfires.

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Drought declared in 'almost three-quarters' of England, UK says

Britain was also facing its fifth heatwave of the 2026 summer that has seen multiple temperature records being broken.

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Firefighters struggle to put out three wildfires in southwestern Spain

Europe has suffered a succession of heatwaves and droughts this year, which scientists say have been aggravated by human-generated climate change.

Health news

Mosquitoes have favourites — and each species has its own

Different mosquito species prefer different people. Understanding what makes some people “mosquitoe magnets” could help scientists develop new ways to combat mosquito-borne diseases.

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New temperature record in July hit 900 million people

Last month saw the highest average temperature ever recorded and alarming soil humidity figures across Western Europe, Copernicus said. Regions home to 900 million people underwent their hottest July on record, including the Sahel, Central America, France, and Spain.

Canada

20,000 flee wildfires as British Columbia declares state of emergency

The fires that erupted on Friday spread rapidly, nearly doubling in size overnight into Saturday. National police are investigating a possible death near Summerland, although the casualty has not yet been confirmed.