Emergency services are shoring up flood defences in Central and Eastern Europe after torrential rainfall swelled rivers and damaged thousands of homes. Storm Boris proved deadly in Romania, where four people were killed during floods in the south-eastern region of
Protests by students demanding universities sever ties with Israel over the Gaza war spread across western Europe on Tuesday, sparking clashes and dozens of fresh arrests. Students of the Complutense University of Madrid make banners after setting up a pro-Palestinian
Europe endured a record number of “extreme heat stress” days in 2023, two leading climate monitors said Monday, underscoring the threat of increasingly deadly summers across the continent. Tourist adopting a T-shirt shelter near Rome’s Colosseum as Italy swelters in
Extreme weather conditions in Europe have killed almost 195,000 people and caused economic losses of more than 560 billion euros since 1980, the European Environment Agency said Wednesday. Galician firefighters tackle flames in a forest during an outbreak of wildfires
Spanish police gave the BBC access to the “narco-sub” I’m about to climb into the first “narco-sub” known to have brought cocaine from South America to Europe. It’s 20 metres (65 ft) long, carbon fibre and – remarkably – homemade.
All European regions will warm by over 2 degrees Celsius regardless of greenhouse gas emissions reductions. In 2022, Europe experienced its worst drought in 500 years. (Image credit: Copernicus) The European continent is bearing the brunt of climate change, warming at
Experts have warned that new Covid subvariants could drive a fresh wave across Europe as cooler weather arrives. A new Covid-19 wave appears to be brewing in Europe as cooler weather arrives, with public health experts warning that vaccine fatigue and confusion
(CNN) — Hundreds of flights have been canceled and thousands of passengers forced to change plans as French air traffic controllers took industrial action over pay on Friday. Europe’s biggest airline Ryanair grounded 420 of its flights across Europe as the
Europe was already facing a difficult and unpredictable winter when it came to its energy supplies as it looks to phase out all Russian imports. But Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday threatened to completely stop all energy supplies to
LONDON, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Europe’s wealthiest nations face rising risks of civil unrest over the winter, including street protests and demonstrations, due to high energy prices and mounting costs of living, according to a risk consultancy firm. Both Germany