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Economy

The hidden bill: How Europe's scorching summers are reshaping budgets

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Europe News

Dried-up lakes and mass deaths at one of Hungary's largest fish farms

The fish farm's manager blames upstream irrigation, but water authorities say water was shared according to the rules and none was witheld.

Health news

Heat stress from climate change hits children hardest, study finds

As many as 560 million children are already living through at least one extra month of dangerous heat every year because of climate change, a threat that puts them at serious health risk.

Europe News

Italy faces summer's most intense heatwave with 45°C highs

Nine cities will be under red heat alerts on Friday, while northern regions face a growing risk of torrential rain, hail and strong winds.

Climate

France eases strict cheesemaking rules as heat and drought hit farmers

Depleted grasslands have forced farmers to temporarily supplement their cows' diets with feed from elsewhere.

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Health news

Beyond heatstroke: 33 hidden conditions linked to extreme heat

A new study links extreme heat to more than 30 overlooked illnesses, from skin rashes to violent trauma.

Ecotech

Will Stuttgart’s naturally cooled train station make the city hotter?

Stuttgart's subterranean railway megaproject plans to stay cool without air-con – but critics say it risks making one of Germany’s hottest cities even warmer.

Europe News

Fossils and a shipwreck unveiled along Danube following drought

On a stretch of the river in Bulgaria, archaeologists have been able to study the foundations of a bridge, thought to have been built in the year 328.

Indonesia

Indonesians brave smoke to pray for rain as country battles wildfires

Emergency services have been battling fires driven by an intensifying El Niño climate pattern and a prolonged dry season, generating dense smoke that crossed into Malaysia and Brunei.

USA

Tens of thousands evacuated as US wildfire nears western city of Reno

No deaths have been reported, but at least six people have been injured, including three first responders, with several mountaintop houses destroyed, according to local media.

Earth News

Why France could run low on potatoes this autumn

This year's French potato harvest is expected to be particularly challenging.

Europe News

Hats on, shades on: Tourists in Greece better prepared for heat risks

Awareness about wearing a hat has grown as Europe struggles with successive heatwaves and forest fires.

Climate

El Niño to be 'strongest in living memory'. Should Europe be worried?

Experts warn that 2027 could be the hottest year on record globally, as a powerful El Niño clashes with human-caused climate change.

Europe News

Weeks-long wildfire in Serbia forces evacuations from nearby village

Warnings for extreme conditions have been issued across most of the Balkans, as authorities warn of a return to sweltering heat that has swept across Europe this summer.

Europe News

Germany reports record 14,000 heat-related deaths this summer

The heatwaves and drought have fuelled a historically hot summer in Europe, contributing to a spike in heat-related mortality in the worst-hit countries.

Europe News

Belgium's fire of the century now 'under control,' local official says

Around 350 firefighters and other emergency personnel remain deployed in the effort, as do the many farmers who mobilised in support of the operation since last week.

Earth News

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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