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Climate

Po Valley farmers living through Italy's worst drought for 70 years

More than 30% of the harvest risks being lost and an important hydropower plant has closed. Farmers and officials warn the damage could be irremediable if the weather doesn't change.

Earth News

Train in the US derails as a result of 60 C degree heat

Train crashes may become more and more common as climate change heats up the planet.

Earth News

Climate change means more mice: Why are rodent populations growing?

Researchers say warming temperatures and milder winters have increased the population of the white-footed mouse, meaning more work for pest control experts.

Europe News

EU countries agree to end sale of combustion-engine cars by 2035

The EU wants to become the world's first carbon-neutral continent by 2050.

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Nature

I planted one tree and offset the carbon footprint of my entire life

This innovative scheme in the UK aims to establish giant sequoia trees outside of their natural habitat.

Climate

This scientist wants you to send him dead mosquitoes in the post

'The world's deadliest animal' is spreading further north because of global warming.

Europe News

Heatwave cooks western Europe, with temperatures hitting 43°C

Weekend temperatures soared across Western Europe, with many baking in intensely hot and dry conditions.

Climate

These are the 10 ways climate change affects our bodies every day

We need the same urgency to treat climate change as when everyone jumped to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Otherwise - our health is due for a downward spiral in coming years.

Italy

Worst drought in 70 years threatens crops and drinking water

Drinking water is already being rationed.

Ecotech

More people cycle than drive in this 'forward-thinking' European city

Belgium’s greenest city is pedalling into the future with policies to tackle the climate crisis.

Europe News

MEPs strike down EU plans to label nuclear and gas as green investment

The objection will be put before the whole plenary in the first week of July. If the hemicycle replicates the outcome of the committees, the Commission’s plan will be officially scrapped.

Climate Now

How are Breton communities preparing for coastal erosion?

In partnership with Copernicus

The mayor of a Breton village on the French government's list of communities at risk from coastal erosion shows Euronews the problems he's facing on the ground and scientists offer insight on how to adapt as sea levels rise at over 4 millimetres a year.

Climate

Which country has just set the world's most ambitious climate target?

The Nordic country will need to reverse the loss of its forests, which turned from net climate sinks to emitters last year.

Europe Decoded

Nature restoration: Why climate activists have high hopes for the EU

The European Commission is scheduled to finally unveil its proposal to restore the bloc's nature later this month. Here's what NGOs said should be the bare minimum.

Europe Decoded

How climate reparations are pitting the Global North against South

Low-income countries are seeking financial compensations for the irreparable losses caused by the climate crisis.

Earth News

World’s largest plant: 180km long seagrass discovered in Australia

Scientists have called for 'serious climate action' to help protect the newly-discovered world's largest plant

Ocean

Managing non-Indigenous species in the Mediterranean Sea

In partnership with the European Commission

Hundreds of new species have invaded the Mediterranean Sea, altering local biodiversity and disrupting fisheries. Ocean looks at both the problems and opportunities presented by their arrival.

Ocean

"When an ecosystem is disturbed, it gets unbalanced."

In partnership with the European Commission

Hundreds of non-indigenous species have invaded the Mediterranean Sea over the past few decades. Ocean speaks to Professor Costas Batargias from the University of Patras about the reasons behind this rising number of non-native species.

Climate

One-third of the world’s corn could be at risk from climate change

What will be missing from our supermarkets when the US Midwest is too hot for corn?

Euronews Debates

The future of water: How can Europe fight the climate crisis?

One in ten people don't have access to clean water. And with more extreme weather on the horizon, how will the climate crisis affect our water supplies? #GreenWeek