Record Heat, Dry Rivers, Forest Fires
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The months of June and July were the hottest ever recorded in Western Europe. The consequences for people and nature, shipping, agriculture and the economy are dramatic.
Temperatures have reached remarkable levels in recent weeks, while several regions have faced particularly difficult conditions. ...
Firestorms, repeated heat waves, water shortages: in the climate crisis, France is always ahead of its neighbours to the north, writes the German climate journalist. Mega-fires reveal what awaits them... But also what lessons to learn from the French case to better prepare for the coming summers.
Record dryness in Strudengau: Only 47 percent of the usual amount of precipitation Published on Monday, 10 August 2026 by Peter Schuhbauer in the News category. STRUDENGAU. We are not only experiencing exceptional conditions at the moment. Even in the case of precipitation, the year 2026 is becoming more and more an extreme year. Since the beginning of the year, precipitation in Pabneukirchen has fallen as little as ever in the comparable period…
Palermo is preparing for another red-flagged day. The Sicilian Regional Civil Protection has issued a new warning combining two alerts: fire risk and heatwave, effective from midnight tomorrow, Tuesday, August 11, and valid for the next 24 hours. The Sicilian capital is among the areas monitored with […] The article "Palermo under red flag: record heat and fire risk, the city under siege" comes from Diretta Sicilia.
The European Observatory Copernicus confirmed on Monday 10 August that Western Europe experienced its warmest summer start, with unprecedented droughts, fires and ocean temperatures, in the context of the El Niño phenomenon "the magnitude of which could be unprecedented".
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