Environment & Climate
The European Green Deal, energy transition, oceans and the climate policy behind the headlines.
Danube's record low reveals mammoth skeleton in Bulgarian riverbed
Record-low Danube levels near Ryahovo, Bulgaria, have exposed a woolly mammoth skeleton. Researchers from Ruse museum have recovered bones,
Var wildfires flare anew as mistral winds push flames toward Correns
A fresh blaze in the Var department has scorched 1,000 hectares in six hours, prompting 2,500 evacuations near the Gros Bessillon massif. Th
Strongest quake in years shakes Naples region, injuring four
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck the Phlegraean Fields near Naples, injuring four people and damaging buildings and churches. It was the st
Wildfire near Athens triggers evacuation alerts as Greece battles blaze
A wildfire broke out in Aspropyrgos, west of Athens, on Friday afternoon, prompting evacuation alerts. Firefighters and aircraft are battlin
Turkey battles five active wildfires as heat and wind persist
Five wildfires remain active across Turkey's western and southern coasts, with authorities warning of elevated fire risk into next week. 202
EU crisis chief calls wildfires a wake-up call as climate deniers face backlash
EU crisis chief Hadja Lahbib has called the wildfires sweeping southern Europe 'the biggest wake-up call' in years, urging greater investmen
Spain's wildfire season fuels false claims about solar farms and funding
Fabricated front pages and misleading posts about solar farms are circulating during Spain's wildfire season. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez h
Danube's record low reveals ancient catapult stones and WWII wrecks
Budapest's Danube fell to a record 23 cm this week, exposing riverbed artifacts including a possible Roman-era catapult stone. A WWII shipwr
How the Brenner Base Tunnel's Alpine mega-landfill aims for green renewal
The Brenner Base Tunnel between Austria and Italy is producing millions of cubic metres of rock waste. A V-shaped Alpine valley has been tra
Southern Europe faces rising wildfire risk despite fewer blazes
A study in Scientific Reports finds that fire-promoting weather has intensified by up to 50% in parts of France and Spain. Despite fewer wil
Hungary's Paks nuclear plant faces shutdown as Danube hits record low
Hungary's Paks nuclear plant, which provides nearly half the country's power, may shut down within days due to record-low Danube water level
EU funds removal of Nazi warships from Danube as drought exposes wrecks
Drought and low water levels in the Danube have exposed dozens of German warships scuttled in 1944. An EU-funded project is removing 21 wrec