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Earth News

Valencia: Record-breaking temperature of 46.8°C seen in coastal city

Local residents say the city is 'unlivebable'.

Earth News

Spain introduces water restrictions as reservoirs run dry

A drought emergency has been declared in some parts of Catalonia where people are being urged to reduce their water consumption.

China

Authorities warn of more rain in China as mop-up operations continue

As the rain continues in some parts of the country, Chinese authorities warn that there may be more bad weather and flooding to come.

Nature

How Paris can avoid a ‘nightmare scenario’ in 50 degree heat

Paris needs to act now to avoid ‘nightmare scenario’ in future heatwaves, new report urges.

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Serbia

Climate change takes its toll on Serbian farmers

Serbian farmers are feeling the effects of climate change on this year's crops as extreme heat follows flooding.

Climate Now

How is Athens adapting to rising temperatures?

In partnership with Copernicus

With temperatures in the Greek capital reaching 40 degrees Celsius, Climate Now explores how Athens is trying to offset heat health risks with a 'cool routes' app, new pocket parks and renovating an ancient Roman aqueduct

Climate

China records its highest ever temperature of 52.2°C

Concerns are mounting of a possible repeat of last year's drought.

Climate

Spain is warming up quicker than the global average, Greenpeace warns

For every degree of global warming, Spain’s climate warms by 1.5℃.

World News

Euroviews. Faced with devastating droughts, the EU is in dire need of a Blue Deal

It’s time to get serious: we need to label water as one of the EU’s critical raw materials, something that every citizen has a basic right to – and we need to take action to secure and defend future access to it, MEP Emma Wiesner writes.

Earth News

France not ready for ‘serious impacts' of climate change, report warns

While greenhouse gas emissions have declined, experts say efforts are still ‘insufficient’ to reach 2030 targets.

Climate

Spanish strawberry farming will 'devastate' wetlands, warn scientists

In March, the regional government passed a bill legalising the informal land occupation for intenstive irrigated strawberry farming.

Climate

A submerged church has been revealed by Mexico's deadly heatwave

This colonial-era church submerged in a reservoir in Mexico has been exposed due to drought and high temperatures.

Climate

Toxic dust and earth like ash: Lithuania’s extreme weather

"I really hope this drought is a wake-up call," one meteorologist tells Euronews Green.

Earth News

Europe is warming twice as fast as the global average

Heat extremes are likely to become more frequent and more intense across the region, a WMO report warns.

Earth News

Drought-stricken wetlands in Spain endanger wildlife

From October 2022 to April 2023, the country’s rainfall was 24 per cent below the average for this period of the year.

Euronews Witness

Locals blame Danone group for drying up water tables in Volvic, France

A heated dispute over water is rippling through Auvergne, central France. While communities are facing water use restrictions, fingers point at multinational group Danone, accused of drying up water tables with far-reaching implications for the region's ecosystem.

France

Southern France restricts water as it braces for dry summer

Parts of southern France are restricting water as 10% of Europe faces a crisis situation due to drought.

Spain

Desertification of Spanish marshlands shows climate crisis has arrived

Water shortages in the Doñana marshlands of southern Spain is bad news for both wildlife and rice growers

Earth News

Why have strawberry farms become a political battleground in Spain?

German MPs have cancelled a trip to Spain’s strawberry farms as political controversy over water shortages heats up.

Ecotech

Water recycling: Can desalination fix Barcelona’s water crisis?

Barcelona is leaning on Europe’s largest desalination plant as drought squeezes water supplies.