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Worst-case scenario forecasts 7℃ hike in global temperatures by 2100

Global average temperatures could increase 7℃ above pre-industrial levels by 2100 no matter how hard humans try to stop it, a team of French scientists claim in their latest worst-case scenario modelling.

18/09/2019

Europe News

The Brief: Climate Change threatens the future of crops

With the production of major crops expected to be down by 50% in the next 30 years due to climate change, lawmakers and environmental activists are searching for ways to protect the future of agriculture.

18/09/2019

World

EU warns climate change could wipe out crop production in Europe

Crop and livestock production is projected to decrease and may even have to be abandoned in parts of Europe’s southern and Mediterranean regions due to the negative impacts of climate change, according to officials.

18/09/2019

Climate Now

From Siberia to Switzerland, scorching August leads to more fires, less ice

In partnership with Copernicus

Data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service shows temperatures were 1.2 degrees centigrade above the pre-industrial average.

16/09/2019

Germany

Climate protesters demonstrate outside Frankfurt car show

Hundreds of climate protesters blocked the main entrance of Frankfurt's IAA car show on Sunday.

15/09/2019

Bahamas

New storm threatens hurricane-ravaged Bahamas

A tropical cyclone carrying heavy rain and strong winds is threatening the already devastated Bahamas, potentially complicating ongoing recovery efforts. The new weather system, known as Tropical Cyclone Nine, has strengthened into Tropical Storm Humberto.

14/09/2019

World News

Which countries in Europe are most concerned about climate change?

And is it only rich ones?

11/09/2019

Italy

Climate change protesters occupy the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival

They got the support of aging rocker Mick Jagger and veteran actor Donald Sutherland who were due to walk the red carpet later to present their thriller "The Burnt Orange Heresy".

07/09/2019

Greece

Watch: Climate change hits Greek wine as grape harvest falls 30%

Santorini wines are famously sharp but higher temperatures change the acidity of the grape and lead to sweeter wine.

02/09/2019

Europe News

Brexit: MEPs on decision to suspend UK parliament

So here on the Brief from Brussels we've been talking to member of the European Parliament about how worried they are about Brexit now.

29/08/2019

Europe News

MEPs call to block Mercosur deal over Amazon deforestation

Pressure mounts on EU leaders to act against the deforestation in Brasil. One Hungarian MEP called on the European Parliament to block EU-Mercosur agreement unless Brasil gives guarantees to stop deforestation.

23/08/2019

Climate Now

July breaks global heat record

In partnership with Copernicus

July was the warmest month ever recorded, with average temperatures close to 1.2°C above the pre-industrial level.

15/08/2019

United Kingdom

The Brief: Greta Thunberg sets sail across the Atlantic

The Brief: Greta Thunberg sets sail across the Atlantic. Highlighting the urgency of cutting carbon emissions, the young Swede last month announced she would no longer fly to environmental conferences.

14/08/2019

Russia

Smoke from wildfires in Siberia 'covers an area bigger than the EU'

The smoke cloud extends to an area of 7 million sq km, while the EU is 4.476 million square kilometres.

14/08/2019

Russia

Take a 2,000 km 'space flight' over the Siberian wildfires

European agency Copernicus Emergency Management System has provided Euronews with an animation of the ongoing wildfires in Russia's Sakha Republic.

07/08/2019

Greenland

Before and after pictures show Greenland's rapid ice melt from space

The scale of the melt in Greenland during the August heatwave is difficult to comprehend but satellite imagery shows the true extent of the thaw.

06/08/2019

World News

July 2019 may have been hottest month on record

July 2019 may have been hottest month on record

05/08/2019

Greenland

Five visuals to sum up Greenland's exceptional ice melting & wildfires

The European record heatwave of July is stuck in Greenland, causing an exceptional melt season, very close to the 2012 record. These pictures sum up the scale of the situation.

02/08/2019

Earth News

Ethiopia breaks world record by planting 350 million trees in one day

The east African nation setting an example with an ambitious tree-planting campaign.

02/08/2019

Earth News

From jets to yachts: Is Google's climate change camp hypocritical?

The most exclusive event on the A-list calendar centred around environmental concerns this year. But were they missing something?

01/08/2019