Environment

The heatwave associated with the El Niño phenomenon could potentially cause around 451,000 additional deaths worldwide between June 2026 and February 2027. This is an estimate based on models, not…

The European Union will create a climate insurance system to expand coverage against extreme weather events, following a summer marked by drought, wildfires, and heatwaves across the continent. Climate change…

Rising temperatures are turning forests, wetlands, and tundra into additional sources of greenhouse gases. These emissions further heat up the planet and sustain a vicious cycle that could add between…

The heatwaves that hit France this summer hastened the ripening of grapes in the Champagne region and raised sugar levels to unusually high levels. For the first time, authorities allowed…

Artificial intelligence seems to live somewhere in the cloud. In reality, it needs huge buildings, thousands of servers, enormous amounts of electricity, and, in some cases, a lot of water…

Coral from the Galápagos Islands has preserved in their skeletons the history of Pacific Ocean temperatures over the past millennium. Information extracted by researchers from these true natural archives shows…

The successive heatwaves this summer have been accompanied by a sharp increase in mortality across Europe. Preliminary data indicates at least 35,000 deaths above the expected level, but the final…

The seas around Europe have reached unusually high temperatures this summer, and the main culprit is global warming. In some areas, the water has been up to 6 degrees Celsius…

The entire world is getting hotter as carbon pollution from burning fossil fuels traps more heat, but Europe is warming twice as fast as other continents. The consequences are becoming…

The world’s seas were warmer in July than in any other July since measurements began, while Western Europe experienced the hottest start to summer ever recorded. The extreme heat came…

Europe is trying to change the way it fights wildfires. In addition to planes and intervention teams, authorities and specialists are increasingly talking about prevention measures, one of which is…

Four moose brought to Vânători Neamț Natural Park this spring are adapting better and better to the new habitat, announced the National Forestry Administration – Romsilva. The animals are part…

Climate change and a new crowded tourist season are putting unprecedented pressure on water reserves in several islands of Greece. Emergency status due to drought has been declared on seven…

Romania has joined a group of ten European Union member states requesting the European Commission to reconsider the introduction of the ETS2 system, the new carbon tax applied to fuels…

After the success of the first pilot project in Switzerland, Italy could become the next European country to install photovoltaic panels between railway tracks, turning the railway infrastructure into a…

Donald Trump’s efforts to impose polluting coal on the US energy market seem to be failing. Americans prefer to install solar panels on their roofs. Donald Trump’s relentless war against…

Europe is going through another scorching summer, and many countries are at risk of running out of water. Among them is Romania. Our country uses 33.9% of its water resources,…

The heatwave suffocating Europe is dramatically accelerating the melting of the Alpine glaciers. In Switzerland, the snow accumulated over the winter will completely disappear by Monday, June 29, nearly three…

As heatwaves intensify across Europe, most cities resort to a common solution: using more air conditioning. But Paris has chosen a different path: in the ’90s, it began planning one…

The heatwave affecting Europe these days would have been almost impossible to occur just 50 years ago, and the explanation is as clear as can be, say scientists: climate changes…