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Climate change making Europe drought 'more severe': study #Europe

Climate change making Europe drought 'more severe': study
Human-caused climate change has intensified a drought across Europe, with extreme heat rather than low rainfall driving the exceptionally dry conditions, a team of international scientists said Thursday.

"Record low water levels across Europe reveal mammoth skeletons and forgotten shipwrecks – video"
#Europe #Climate #ClimateChange

Record low water levels across Europe reveal mammoth skeletons and forgotten shipwrecks – video
Water levels across several of Europe’s major waterways have dropped to exceptionally low levels

Emissions from the past decade have made Europe's recent heat waves worse #Europe

Emissions from the past decade have made Europe's recent heat waves worse
Recent heat waves in Europe have been intensified by the greenhouse gases emitted since nations committed to limiting global warming under the 2015 Paris Agreement, according to a Sep. 22 study published in Geophysical Research Letters.

"Factcheck: No, Europe is not having its ‘quietest’ year for wildfires"
#Europe #Wildfires
https://w…

Factcheck: No, Europe is not having its ‘quietest’ year for wildfires - Carbon Brief
In recent days, prominent climate sceptics and rightwing commentators have shared charts on social media incorrectly implying that Europe is having its “quietest” year for wildfires in 2026.

Opening the window, hoping that it would get a little cooler in here, was such a really stupid idea. 🥵
Note to self: Just because it looks gray outside doesn't mean it's still 300 degrees.
#heatwave #europe

Why do the media and politicians continue to talk about #Brexit and reversing Brexit It happened 10 years ago. It will soon will be in school syllabuses studying our relationship with #Europe. Europe has moved on. We will not be going back to where we were, but we will eventually get to a new place at t…

"‘We can’t make it better again’: what Europe’s wildfires tell us about the climate crisis"
#Europe #Wildfires #Environment

‘We can’t make it better again’: what Europe’s wildfires tell us about the climate crisis
In this week’s newsletter: As France and Spain battle huge fires in this summer of relentless heat, will it be enough to spur us to take action?

Today's listening. I'm going to hijack the #Europe hashtag heh heh. Super solid. These guys were just so badly painted into a corner by "the final countdown", but they have always been been just a fucking ferocious hard rock band that had everything it takes to be great. The albums over the last decade have always hit the mark.

The summer climate change became a scorching reality for Europe #Europe

The summer climate change became a scorching reality for Europe
For generations, summer in Europe has been languid and dreamy, bringing fine weather and lengthy days on sunny beaches and terraces. But in 2026, the brutal reality of climate change forced its way into daily life.

"Athens’ former airport is becoming Europe’s largest coastal urban park"
#Athens #Europe #Environment

Athens’ former airport is becoming Europe’s largest coastal urban park | The Optimist Daily
Athens' Ellinikon park replaces a former airport with 200 hectares of climate-engineered green space, opening in 2027 as Europe's largest coastal urban park.

For all my international followers, Europe is not "stormed by refugees", you could think that after the terrible events in Cueta, a spanish enclave on the african continent. This expert explains what/why this is happening.
#Europe #refugees

"Heat pump sales soar across Europe after states cut electricity taxes, data shows"
#Europe #HeatPumps #Energy

Heat pump sales soar across Europe after states cut electricity taxes, data shows
EU to push member states to cut tax rate below duty on gas, with 11% surge in sales also put down to fallout from Iran war

Un clšsico del hard rock, los suecos Europe, hoy publicaron nuevo disco, después de casi 10 años de su último disco.
«Come This Madness»
#Europe

Go to #EuropeanSolarEclipse

European solar eclipses
Europe has no less than three solar eclipses coming up: 12 August 2026 – total solar eclipse in Greenland, Iceland, Spain & Portugal.  2 August 2027 – total solar eclipse in Spain.  26 January 2028 – annular solar eclipse in Portugal & Spain. Other parts of Europe will experience partial solar eclipses. The European Space Agency (ESA) is getting ready for these three European eclipses. Follow this page to keep up to date with our planned activities! See the related links belo…

I still don't know how I'll use it, but I'm now on W.
#socialmedia

"European residential heat pump sales up 11% in H1"
#Europe #HeatPumps #Energy

European residential heat pump sales up 11% in H1 - pv magazine Global
European Heat Pump Association says Strait of Hormuz crisis and the European Commission’s plan to encourage EU governments to lower electricity tax have helped drive up residential heat pump sales this year.

Europe’s heatwaves threaten insurers’ earnings, rating agency S&P says https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/25/europe-heatwaves-insurance-companies-earnings

"Europe warned of ‘warmer-than-normal’ August: What’s driving blistering temperatures?"
#Europe #Climate #ClimateChange

‘Warmer-than-normal August’ looms: Why is Europe so hot this summer?
"The exceptionally warm Mediterranean Sea is leaving a fingerprint on land, and in several places it shows up in the nights rather than the afternoons.”

Five ways Europe's heat-wave summer is hot, hot, hot #Europe

Five ways Europe's heat-wave summer is hot, hot, hot
Temperatures have been off the charts this year in Europe, the continent warming faster than any other continent. Here are five reasons why Europe's summer of 2026 will go down in the history of climate change:

"Prague zoo keeps polar bears cool with ice cubes as European summer heatwave hits"
#Europe #Zoo #Animals

Prague zoo keeps polar bears cool with ice cubes as European summer heatwave hits
PRAGUE (AP) — Keepers at Prague Zoo used tons of ice on Thursday to give its animals some much-needed relief as yet another heat wave hit Europe. Polar bears Aleut and Gregor wasted no time and were rolling in the beds of ice cubes after entering their outside enclosure. The twins looked to have fun with the […]

What do you want our next Euro banknotes to look like? There are now concrete proposals you can vote for:
#Europe

Children born today in Europe will live through almost twice as much extreme fire weather as their grandparents https://phys.org/news/2026-09-children-born-today-europe-extreme.html

Children born today in Europe will live through almost twice as much extreme fire weather as their grandparents
A child born in Europe in 2025 will live through more than three additional years of extreme fire weather compared with someone born in 1950 if we continue with current climate policies, according to new research published in the journal Environmental Research Letters. That's an 84% increase for today's babies compared with their grandparents. The vast majority (86%) of this increase is due to climate change rather than increased longevity.

"Bats originated in Europe, rewriting mammals’ family tree, study reveals"
#Bats #Europe #Animals

Bats originated in Europe, rewriting mammals’ family tree, study reveals
Biggest study of its kind provides insights into bats’ evolution – a potential gamechanger for research into human virus and cancer treatment

Heat wave-hit Europe logs over 30,000 excess summer deaths: First figures #Europe

Heat wave-hit Europe logs over 30,000 excess summer deaths: First figures
Europe saw at least 30,000 excess deaths across a blistering summer of back-to-back heat waves and drought that scientists have blamed on man-made climate change, according to provisional figures.

Wildfires could nearly triple across Europe by the end of the century #Europe

Wildfires could nearly triple across Europe by the end of the century
Climate change could nearly triple the land Europe's wildfires burn each year, and better firefighting only helps up to a point.

The war in Ukraine will escalate the coming months into a broader European war with more countries being involved with their militaries in the fighting.
#ukraine #europe #war

Last year I posted about the anti-EU posters hanging all over Budapest. This year they're gone, and instead there are noticeably more EU flags. Great city, this Budapest!
#EU #Europe #Hungary

Area affected by wildfires in Europe could almost triple due to climate change #Europe…

Area affected by wildfires in Europe could almost triple due to climate change
Increasingly hot, dry and windy conditions could substantially extend the area affected by wildfires across Europe, according to a new study led by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) with contributions from the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research. In a low-emissions scenario (SSP1-2.6), the researchers calculate that roughly 39% more land would be burned per year by the end of the century compared with today's average. In a high-emissions scenario (SSP3-7.0), it would b…

"Climate crisis-driven heat ‘sucking soils dry’ as extreme drought hits Europe"
#Europe #Climate #ClimateChange

Climate crisis-driven heat ‘sucking soils dry’ as extreme drought hits Europe
Analysis shows how heatwaves are making atmosphere thirstier, damaging water supplies, food production and power generation

Europe's heat waves scorch 80 million with 40 C heat #Europe

Europe's heat waves scorch 80 million with 40 C heat
Europe's deadly, record-breaking summer heat waves sent temperatures above 40°C (104°F) in areas inhabited by 80 million people from mid-June to mid-August, according to official data analyzed by AFP, with many of those areas not used to such hot weather.

"Study: UK banks emerge as Europe’s biggest coal financiers"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Europe #Finance

Study: UK banks emerge as Europe’s biggest coal financiers
UK banks provided $8.3bn in loans and underwriting to coal companies between 2022 and 2025 – more than any other country in Europe.

New study pinpoints Europe's most critical wetlands for climate action #Europe…

New study pinpoints Europe's most critical wetlands for climate action
Wetlands have shaped human life in Europe since ancient times. These ecosystems provided essential resources and safe havens for plants and animals, and in many regions they also held spiritual and ritual significance. For millennia, wetlands covered vast parts of the European continent.

At least 12,000 excess deaths in Europe's June heat wave #Europe

At least 12,000 excess deaths in Europe's June heat wave
At least 12,000 excess deaths were recorded across nine European countries during June's heat wave, national statistics indicated, a toll that could yet rise as more data are released, according to an AFP analysis.

How a failed attack in Leipzig revealed a wider Russian campaign.
Documents obtained by the Axel Springer Global Reporters Network trace drone bombs, incendiary parcels and arson attacks to Russian intelligence.
#russia #europe #leipzig

"Europe's e‑waste is a valuable resource—let's not throw it away"
#Europe #EWaste #Technology

Europe's e‑waste is a valuable resource—let's not throw it away
Throwing something away that is urgently needed, expensive and difficult to source sounds crazy. Yet of the 60 metals contained in old electronic devices such as phones, screens and washing machines, only a few are recycled. That includes precious metals such as gold and silver and other metals such as aluminum and copper. The rest are effectively single-use metals, used once and then lost during collection or through incineration.

Europe's e‑waste is a valuable resource—let's not throw it away #Europe

Europe's e‑waste is a valuable resource—let's not throw it away
Throwing something away that is urgently needed, expensive and difficult to source sounds crazy. Yet of the 60 metals contained in old electronic devices such as phones, screens and washing machines, only a few are recycled. That includes precious metals such as gold and silver and other metals such as aluminum and copper. The rest are effectively single-use metals, used once and then lost during collection or through incineration.

"Carbon pollution has fuelled ‘massive expansion’ of marine heatwaves in Europe, study finds"
#Europe #Emissions #Pollution

Carbon pollution has fuelled ‘massive expansion’ of marine heatwaves in Europe, study finds
Hottest periods this year in most sea regions would have been ‘virtually impossible’ in a preindustrial climate

'It's the economy, stupid'
#ClimateCrisis
#Europe
#economy https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/16/tourism-power-generation-productivity-europe-economic-cost-heatwaves?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Western Europe records its hottest June as heat waves surge: EU monitor #Europe

Western Europe records its hottest June as heat waves surge: EU monitor
Western Europe this year experienced its hottest June on record as a searing heat wave swept across a continent facing increasingly frequent and intense heat extremes, the European Union's climate monitor said Thursday.

"Factcheck: No, Europe’s heatwaves are not being ‘caused’ by declining air pollution"
#Europe #Heatwave #AirPollution

Factcheck: No, Europe’s heatwaves are not being ‘caused’ by declining air pollution - Carbon Brief
Scientists tell Carbon Brief that the framing of heatwaves being “caused” by declining air pollution is “wrong”.

There are days when understatement is foolish. Today would be one of those.
You know what has happened. The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has invited Canada to become an Associate Member. There is no other. This is a first for the E.U..
She did this in her annual State of the Union speech before the European Parliament. Her invitation was greeted by a sustained standing ovation.
--- John Ralston Saul
September 16, 2026
#canada #EUrope

Western Europe experienced hottest June-July on record: EU monitor #Europe

Western Europe experienced hottest June-July on record: EU monitor
Western Europe experienced its hottest June–July on record as climate change fuels a historic summer of heat, drought and wildfires across the region, the EU's global warming monitor said Monday.

"Electrifying Europe ‘could save €200bn’ and cut fossil fuel dependency, says Commission"
#Europe #FossilFuels #Energy

Electrifying Europe ‘could save €200bn’ and cut fossil fuel dependency, says Commission
A rumoured new electrification target for 2040 could save some €200bn in fossil fuel imports, according to the European Commission's draft document.

Unprecedented biomass loss in Europe's forests since 2018 #Europe

Unprecedented biomass loss in Europe's forests since 2018
Using satellite data, researchers at TUM have identified an unprecedented loss of aboveground biomass in Europe's forests since 2018. Unlike previous studies that focused solely on changes in tree cover, this study provides the first Europe–wide assessment of changes in forest biomass.

"Western Europe experienced hottest June-July on record: EU monitor"
#Europe #Climate #ClimateChange

Western Europe experienced hottest June-July on record: EU monitor
Western Europe experienced its hottest June–July on record as climate change fuels a historic summer of heat, drought and wildfires across the region, the EU's global warming monitor said Monday.

Southern Europe 'becoming more flammable' in hotter climate, experts say #Europe

Southern Europe 'becoming more flammable' in hotter climate, experts say
Southern Europe is "becoming more flammable," with the number of summer days primed for extreme fire conditions more than doubling since 1981, a new study found Thursday.

This remains a good scenario, not that it will become exactly true, but it makes you think. Europe 2031
#AI #europe #scenario

"Smaller homes could cut Europe's CO₂ building emissions"
#Europe #Emissions #Houses

Smaller homes could cut Europe's CO₂ building emissions
Buildings are responsible for around 40% of CO2 emissions in the European Union. This means the building sector has a central role to play in achieving the EU's climate targets by 2050. An EU research project involving Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) has analyzed CO2 emissions from the European building stock over its entire life cycle and identified ways to reduce them.

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Europe:
🎵 The Final Countdown
#NowPlaying #Europe
https://open.spotify.com/track/3MrRksHupTVEQ7YbA0FsZK

Dry soil could set the stage for Europe’s next extreme summer https://www.earth.com/earth-science/dry-soil-could-set-the-stage-for-europes-next-extreme-summer/

Dry soil could set the stage for Europe’s next extreme summer
Europe’s next extreme summer could bring longer heat waves as hotter late summers combine with increasingly dry soil.

"Sweeping victory for Europe as 15 nations top climate scoreboard – see the full list"
#Europe #Climate #ClimateChange

Estonia tops global sustainability rankings as US progress slips
Europe has come top in the latest Environmental Performance Index, partly due to the boom in renewables. But experts warn that more progress is needed.

"Revealed: how Europe’s most powerful farming lobby killed EU’s pesticide law"
#Europe #Farming #Pesticides

Revealed: how Europe’s most powerful farming lobby killed EU’s pesticide law
Exclusive: High-level documents show how Copa Cogeca worked to weaken legislation to protect climate and wildlife

Europe's deadly heat wave scorches east, Slovakia hits record #Europe

Europe's deadly heat wave scorches east, Slovakia hits record
Europe's most severe heat wave on record set new temperature records in eastern parts of the continent on Monday and forced Ukraine to order power cuts to cope.

"Europe’s most effective tool to cut greenhouse gas emissions ‘risks being weakened’"
#Europe #Emissions #Climate

Europe’s most effective tool to cut greenhouse gas emissions ‘risks being weakened’
European Commission proposal to overhaul emissions trading system would give companies less demanding pathway to reductions

"Burning forests, emptying rivers, €180bn in damage: Europe’s politicians face reckoning after ‘summer of truth’"
#Europe #Forests #Trees

Burning forests, emptying rivers, €180bn in damage: Europe’s politicians face reckoning after ‘summer of truth’
Amid record-shattering heatwaves and popular demand for climate action, why are politicians often timid or in denial?

Europe's scorched landscapes seen from space after summer heatwaves #Europe

Europe's scorched landscapes seen from space after summer heatwaves
From glaciers shrinking to an exposed shipwreck,  satellites capture the impact of extreme heat and drought.

"European Investment Bank chief heads to Ottawa amid warming EU-Canada ties... Aim of Nadia Calviño’s visit is to establish an EIB presence in Canada and start work on critical minerals projects."
#Canada #EU #Europe

Europe’s dry riverbeds and scorched earth – in pictures https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2026/aug/07/europe-dry-riverbeds-scorched-earth-hot-weather-in-pictures

Timothy Snyder says that if Ukraine innovates on the battlefield, Russia copies it after a few months and can upscale it in their forces, this makes Russia an increasing threat for NATO. This and more in this podcast. #russia #ukraine #europe #usa #china

"From ‘heat panic’ to ‘sacrificed at the altar’: Europe’s air conditioning culture wars heat up"
#Europe #AirConditioning

From ‘heat panic’ to ‘sacrificed at the altar’: Europe’s air conditioning culture wars heat up
Cooling down has become political amid record highs, as experts say row is distracting from work of protecting lives

Millions of Europeans struggle with another wave of extreme heat #Europe

Europe swelters under fresh wave of extreme heat
Millions of people across Europe—particularly in France, Italy, Spain and Britain—baked through a new wave of extreme temperatures Thursday as the continent's latest heat wave picked up.

"Europe's crops mature earlier due to climate change, data shows"
#Europe #Climate #ClimateChange

Drought dries major European rivers to record lows #Europe

Drought dries major European rivers to record lows
Vast tracts of many of Europe's largest rivers, including the Rhine, Rhone and Danube, have slowed to a trickle never before recorded in July, data from a European climate observatory showed Monday.

Associate Membership
Fun Fun on the Autobahn
#CANADA #EU #Europe

Die irische Datenschutzbehörde DPC hat gegen Google 403 Millionen Euro Bußgeld verhängt — wegen unrechtmäßiger Verarbeitung von Standortdaten zwischen 2018 und 2020 und des Einsatzes von Dark Patterns. Das Verfahren lief fast ein Jahrzehnt und gilt als weiterer Beleg für das irische Durchsetzungsproblem bei der DSGVO. @… #Irland #Europe #BigTech #DSGVO https://www.heise.de/news/Google-403-Millionen-Euro-Strafe-wegen-Standortdaten-Tracking-11460206.html

"Europe’s electric flight era could begin within four years"
#Europe #Aviation #Aeroplanes

Europe’s electric flight era could begin within four years | The Optimist Daily
Electric aircraft could serve a quarter of Europe’s routes by 2030, starting with island hops that trains can never replace.

Ukraine escalates towards Russia, Europe can't blame them, Zelensky can't just wait and watch Russia destroy Ukraine with ballistic missiles he has no defense against. We will pay the price for not acting earlier and more forcefully against Russian aggression.
#ukraine #russia #europe #war #geopolitics

In Strasbourg, our guy had a moment.
EU politicians swarmed Mark Carney as he entered the legislature. Backslaps. Handshakes. Selfies. Like he was Harry Styles. Or Cristiano Ronaldo. But, no. Just a little, grayish career banker Canadian dude, now towering on the world stage.
---Garth Turner
#canada 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 #EU #EUrope

Here is the transcript of the meat of Carney’s proposal for a deeper Canada and EU partnership in text. Full text of the speech at the second link. The 2 minute video clip got a chuckle (“better manners”).
“So let me say plainly what Canada proposes.
Canada and Europe should secure our strategic autonomy through deep cooperation in the full range of strategic capabilities, including critical minerals, defence industrial capacity, AI and compute, energy security, space, and payments.
We should move toward seamless, digital trade in non-agricultural goods and a wide range of services.
We should deepen our people-to-people ties, allowing our youth to live, work and study where they want on either side of the Atlantic.
Canadian membership of Erasmus can give your students, and ours, more opportunity to learn at some of the world’s top universities, to broaden their horizons, and to build lasting ties that will sustain our alliance for the future.
Canadian membership of the next generation of Horizon would allow us to pool resources, cooperate on frontier technologies, and leverage our world-class research institutes and universities.
Yesterday, President von der Leyen announced a “new European Corporation on Critical Raw Materials” to obtain and stockpile the material needed for electric cars, chips and batteries, clean technology, and defence. Canada has deposits of over 34 critical minerals, and we are among the top producers of the 10 most essential for the world’s energy transition. Our alliance can help fill Europe’s need for reliable supply, Canada’s need for advanced processing capabilities, and our common objective to build complete value chains.
Canada can contribute LNG and hydrogen at large scale to support Europe’s energy security including by developing and leveraging new port infrastructure in the High North and on our East Coast. We, in turn, can benefit from your leadership in many clean energy technologies.
We can pool new sovereign compute capacity and build more secure broadband connections between Europe and Asia via our common geography.
Canada and Europe can join forces to develop AI safety protocols, coordinate common standards, and strengthen transparency, all while developing applications so our governments and companies can serve our citizens better.
Canada and Europe should also consider exploring an integrated market for financial services to broaden choice and reduce costs for our citizens, improve access to capital for our companies while maintaining our world-leading financial resilience.”
Official Text of speech: #canada #eu #europe #canPoli #cdnpoli #trade #security #war #russiaUkraineWar #theAmericanFascist

"Record European fires burn over 500,000 hectares during summer"
#Europe #Nature #Environment

Record European fires burn over 500,000 hectares during summer
A record-breaking summer that saw more than 1,000 wildfires has torched some 540,000 hectares (1.3 million acres) of land across the European Union since mid-June, according to official data—an area more than twice the size of Luxembourg.

Record European fires burn over 500,000 hectares during summer #Europe

Record European fires burn over 500,000 hectares during summer
A record-breaking summer that saw more than 1,000 wildfires has torched some 540,000 hectares (1.3 million acres) of land across the European Union since mid-June, according to official data—an area more than twice the size of Luxembourg.

"At least 35,000 excess deaths recorded in Europe’s back-to-back heatwaves"
#Europe #Heatwave #Climate #ClimateChange

At least 35,000 excess deaths recorded in Europe’s back-to-back heatwaves
Figure only covers about half of continent and does not include August totals

As drone attacks on Ukraine intensify, Eastern Europe is straining to counter the spillover
#drones #ukraine #russia #war #europe

"Revealing Europe’s Most Critical Wetlands"
#Europe #Wetlands #Environment

"Europe’s EV sales rose 40.5% in first half of 2026"
#Europe #Vehicles #Cars #ElectricVehicles…

Europe’s EV sales rose 40.5% in first half of 2026
According to new data from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA), the number of electric vehicles (EVs) sold across the European Union (EU) rose by over 40% in the first half of this year.

Europe’s wildfires became so intense they created their own storm #Europe

Europe’s wildfires became so intense they created their own storm
Historic wildfires scorched huge areas of Spain and France, with one Spanish blaze burning an area about the size of New York City and a French fire generating a rare, towering fire cloud. A dangerous combination of lush winter growth, severe heat, drought, and strong winds helped turn the landscape into explosive fuel.

Yes! Please make this film.someone. i would watch it! Casting should include Mads Mikkelsen as Deutsche Bahn boss trying to work how to get the crossing through Hamburg to work on time ..
#european story.
Traveling by train also makes for an excellent opportunity to show lots of relatable human interaction on the way, both on trains and in the places along the way.
Anyway. I'd watch it.
#film #europe #train

"Food price fears after Europe’s heatwave destroys estimated €2bn of crops"
#Europe #Heatwave #Climate #ClimateChange

Food price fears after Europe’s heatwave destroys estimated €2bn of crops
Record June temperatures expected to cut grain harvest by 9m tonnes to its lowest level since 2018

Danish Security Intelligence (PET) this evening reports in an interview with Berlingske Tidende about clear evidence of planned Russian attacks through people hired online against Danish and Ukrainian defence companies in Denmark delivering to Ukraine.
#russia #ukraine #europe #war #denmark #pet

“Who in Europe is the most affected by extreme heatwaves?”
#Europe #Heatwave #Climate #ClimateChange

Who in Europe is the most affected by extreme heatwaves?
Europeans are experiencing another record-breaking heatwave, but not everyone is affected equally. Who is the most affected by these extreme climate events on the old continent? #EuropeInMotion

"Athens Is Turning its Old Airport into One of Europe’s Largest Parks"
#Athens #Europe #Airport #Park

Athens Is Turning its Old Airport into One of Europe's Largest Parks
it won't only add an unforgettable attraction to the birthplace of Democracy, but also a shaded refuge for residents of Europe's hottest city

"Western Europe records hottest-ever June as heatwaves intensify"
#Europe #Heatwave #Climate #ClimateChange

Western Europe records hottest-ever June as heatwaves intensify
Temperatures across ravaged region 3C above average as scientists warn of risks for people, ecosystems and infrastructure

"Green groups criticise EU over water law overhaul"
#EU #EuropeanUnion #Water

Green groups criticise EU over water law overhaul
Five environmental organisations, including Wetlands International Europe and WWF, have accused the European Commission of maladministration over its handling of a revision to the Water Framework Directive (WFD).

"Health risk fears for storks in Europe over ‘junk food’ from landfill"
#Europe #Landfill #Birds #Animals

Health risk fears for storks in Europe over ‘junk food’ from landfill
Rubbish dumps can expose birds to contaminants, raising questions over whether landfill foraging helps or harms

"Extreme heat breaks temperature records in central and eastern Europe"
#Europe #Heatwave #Climate #ClimateChange

Extreme heat breaks temperature records in central and eastern Europe
Slovakia reaches new high of 42C as authorities in Poland forced to shut down Kozienice and Połaniec power plants

smells like an op!
quoted post shows rail traffic disruptions on Dutch railways from coordinated sabotage using metal pipes across the tracks.
#Russia #RussiaUkraineWar #NATO #Europe #Rail

"Replacement 'climate-friendly' car refrigerant linked to rising forever chemical pollution in EU"
#EU #EuropeanUnion #Cars

Replacement 'climate-friendly' car refrigerant linked to rising forever chemical pollution in EU
A newer "climate-friendly" refrigerant used in car air conditioning systems may already be a significant, and possibly dominant, source of a "forever chemical" pollutant across Europe, according to a new University of Bristol-led study.

So because of the war Trump started with Iran, Putin can now blackmail Europe/NATO because of the shortage in Patriot interceptors while Putin has no shortage in North Korean ballistic missiles from Trump's dear friend Kim Jong Un....
#Trump #Ukraine #Europe #NorthKorea #Iran #Patriots #NATO #Geopolitics
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/08/27/8050662/

"Nazi shipwrecks emerge from the depths as Europe’s Danube dries up"
#Europe #Drought #Climate #ClimateChange

Nazi shipwrecks emerge from the depths as Europe’s Danube dries ups
Unexploded ordnance and a military motorcycle also recovered owing to record heat and drought conditions

Good analysis, highly recommended.
#russia #europe #ukraine #war #isw #geopolitics

"EU solar power displaced €30bn of gas imports this year"
#EU #EuropeanUnion #SolarPower #Energy …

EU solar power displaced €30bn of gas imports this year
Solar power has saved Europe more than €30bn since the outbreak of the Iran War in avoided gas imports, SolarPower Europe has announced.

"And of this there is no room for doubt: Europe will defend each and every single square metre of its territory."
#EU #VonderLeyen #Geopolitics #Russia #Europe

RE: #fediverse #democracy #afd #nazi #musk #opensocialweb #mastodon #canpoli #cdnpoli #europe

Trump is putting European security in peril.
The president’s bullying of allies is weakening deterrence and increasing the risk of war.
#russia #usa #ukraine #europe #geopolitics #war