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‘Europe's climate and security challenges are inseparable': Hoekstra

In an exclusive Euronews interview, Hoekstra argues climate resilience, energy security, and geopolitical independence are now inseparable. EU gas storage remains below target as the Strait of Hormuz stays blocked.

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Nepal flood highlights growing risk of glacier disasters in the Alps

"Europe is among the continents warming the fastest, driven by human-made climate change. Rapidly retreating glaciers and thawing permafrost are destabilising high mountain regions," glaciologist Olaf Eisen said.

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Algeria’s north-east scorched by deadly wildfires, national mourning declared

Deadly wildfires have devastated villages in Algeria’s Jijel province, nearly 350 kilometres east of Algiers, Residents are assessing the damage as crews work to restore electricity and clear affected areas.

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Are El Niños intensifying with global warming?

El Niño can supercharge the impacts global warming. But burning fossil fuels could also be strengthening the destructive climate phenomenon.

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Are Arctic plants cooperating to survive a warming climate?

A lush knee-high jungle grows in the Arctic, but warming is changing Earth's mini-greenhouse.

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What role will climate play in France's presidential race?

After a summer of extreme weather, can France's political parties rise up to the challenge of climate change?

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World's oceans hit hottest temperature ever recorded in August

The average global sea surface temperature outside polar regions reached 21.1°C on Saturday.

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EDF authorised to prepare site for two new nuclear reactors in France

A sudden influx of jellyfish forced EDF to shut down three reactors at a plant in northern France. In early August, heatwave and jellyfish left a fifth of France's nuclear capacity offline.

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Squid take over the North Sea: What's behind the squid boom?

In the North Sea, cephalopods are appearing in growing numbers. Fishermen are catching more squid and octopus, a trend likely tied to rising sea temperatures.

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Marmolada, shrinking ice and weaker permafrost: 'Dolomites under strain'

Marmolada glacier in retreat, permafrost deteriorating and high-altitude water dwindling: Legambiente warns of a crisis in the Venetian Dolomites

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Torrential rain and flooding causes damage in Northern Italy

Italy has been battered by a severe weather front, with violent storms, gale-force winds and intense lightning hitting Liguria, Lombardy and northern Tuscany.

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Heatwave in France: 2026 sets record for rockfalls in the Alps

The summer of 2026 saw an unprecedented wave of landslides in the French Alps, especially around Mont Blanc, driven by extreme heat and thawing permafrost.

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Champagne harvest: why picking begins as early as mid-August

In Champagne, the grape harvest began as early as mid-August, unprecedented for some growers, after heat and drought sped up ripening and forced them to change their methods.

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Mediterranean sea has warmed by 2°C this summer – here’s why

Europe’s rapidly warming oceans have ‘severe ecological impacts’ and a clear cause, study finds.

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Germany’s ‘summer of extremes’ ignites debate over climate law

Germany’s coalition government is split over putting climate protection in the constitution.

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Can Alpine snowmaking equipment help fight summer forest fires?

Kilometres of underground water pipes could prove useful beyond the winter months as the risk of wildfires grows even in places like Switzerland.

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Soaring stingray numbers off California beaches drive record injuries

California is seeing unusually large numbers of round stingrays near its beaches, as warmer coastal waters and an expected strong El Niño draw the animals closer to shore.

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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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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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Meet the kayaking islanders determined to protect the sinking Maldives

From protesting against a mangrove-damaging reclamation project to organising beach clean ups, Maldivian youth are defending their home and identity.