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Hungary’s lakes and rivers hit record lows as severe drought deepens

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Climate

‘Warmer-than-normal August’ looms: Why is Europe so hot this summer?

"The exceptionally warm Mediterranean Sea is leaving a fingerprint on land, and in several places it shows up in the nights rather than the afternoons.”

Earth News

EU criticised over major shakeup of its flagship emissions policy

Proposed reforms to the bloc’s emissions trading system (ETS) have been described as a “gift to polluters”.

Climate

Should FIFA consider rescheduling the World Cup amid extreme heat?

Experts have called on World Cup stadium owners to retrofit their buildings to better deal with blistering temperatures.

Climate

Worst week of summer begins as Spain braces for 45ºC heat

Spain's Met Office Aemet says from Tuesday the country will face its third summer heatwave, with highs up to 45°C, as major wildfires rage in Zaragoza and Guadalajara.

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Climate

What it's really like living in one of the world's hottest towns

Residents in of Earth's hottest spots share how extreme temperatures, fuelled by the burning of fossil fuels, is making daily life a gruelling challenge.

Earth News

The map predicting agricultural decline from climate change

A CSIC team in Barcelona has developed CADI, a platform that forecasts, on a 10‑kilometre grid, how much farmland will lose productivity to climate change by 2100; Spain’s interior fares worse than the Cantabrian coast.

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Po river choked by algae bloom as Italy battles heat and navigability woes

Italy is stepping up efforts to clear thick algae from the River Po in Turin after weeks of high temperatures accelerated its spread along the country’s longest river.

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Italy: melting ice statues protest heatwave conditions in Rome

Greenpeace Italy and the CGIL union melted ice statues outside Rome's Colosseum on 15 July 2026. The protest highlighted the impact of heatwaves on outdoor workers and called for a fossil fuel phase-out.

Europe News

June 2026 broke heat records across Europe and oceans

A rapid succession of major heatwaves since May suggests that extreme heat is no longer an isolated event, but an increasingly prolonged feature of European summers.

Smart Regions

The Alps are drying out: EU-funded project assesses the future of Europe's "water tower"

In partnership with the European Commission

Will the Alps remain Europe's inexhaustible water tower? The Waterwise project is collecting an unprecedented amount of data from across the Alpine peaks to better understand the vulnerability of headwater catchments — the high-altitude streams that feed the continent's major rivers.

Earth News

Europe’s air quality improves as major pollutants ‘steadily decrease’

Decades of environmental policy seem to be paying off, as Europe sees its air quality continuing to improve.

Climate

‘Insufficiently prepared’: Germany’s hospitals struggle amid heatwave

“Most intensive care units in Germany are now air-conditioned, but that's about as far as it goes.”

Earth News

France heatwave: homeless people on the front line against the heat

With 61 departments still on red heatwave alert, people sleeping rough are among the most exposed. In Marseille, outreach teams step up to provide water, support and shelter.

Climate

Europe’s heatwave is moving east – but these countries aren’t prepared

40°C temperatures are forecast to hit typically colder EU countries in the coming days, as experts warn hospitals and schools could be put under strain.

Earth News

Europe’s heatwave ‘virtually impossible’ 50 years ago - analysis

“Continued fossil-fuel emissions are directly responsible for the disruption people are experiencing this week,” climate scientists warn.

Climate

What is heat stress and where is most affected in Europe?

Parts of Europe are witnessing up to 40 additional days with strong heat stress compared with the 1970s, according to a major new study.