Wildfires Scorch Parts of Europe Amid Extreme Heat Wave July 14, 2022 By Helena Alves and Joseph Wilson LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A spate of wildfires is scorching parts of Europe, with firefighters battling blazes in Portugal, Spain...
Climate Stress Test Flags $71B Risk to Euro Zone Banks July 8, 2022 By Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT —A sudden jump in carbon prices coupled with floods and droughts this year would lead to losses of at...
Europe Wildfire Risk Heightened by Early Heat Waves, Drought June 23, 2022 By Ciaran Giles and Derek Gatopoulos MADRID (AP) — Extended drought conditions in several Mediterranean countries, a heat wave last week that reached northern Germany and...
Spain, Germany Battle Wildfires Amid Unusual Heat Wave June 20, 2022 By Joseph Wilson BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Firefighters in Spain and Germany struggled to contain wildfires on Sunday amid an unusual heat wave...
Saharan Dust Storm Covers Spain, Spreads Out Across Europe March 17, 2022 By Joseph Wilson BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A huge dust storm swirling over Europe from the Sahara desert made it hard to breathe...
Northern Europe Battered by 3rd Major Storm; Deaths Hit 14 February 22, 2022 By Danica Kirka LONDON (AP) — Northern Europe was battered by the third major storm in five days, with heavy rains and high...
Europe Storms: Ships Collide Off Dutch Coast; Crew Evacuated February 1, 2022 By Mike Corder THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Rescue helicopters evacuated all 18 crew members from a ship that was left drifting rudderless...
Insurer Hiscox Earmarks $150M For Hurricane, Flood Losses November 2, 2021 By Muvija M and Carolyn Cohn Hiscox has set aside $150 million to cover losses linked to Hurricane Ida and floods in Europe, the insurer said,...
Storm Ciara Disrupts European Transport, Soccer Matches February 10, 2020 By Charlotte Ryan, William Horobin and William Wilkes Hundreds of flights were canceled and trains ground to a halt as Storm Ciara, or Sabine as it’s known in...
Europe Heat Wave Set to Break Records: Paris Hotter Than Cairo July 25, 2019 By William Wilkes and Megan Durisin Europe’s latest summer heatwave broke heat records just weeks after the continent recorded its hottest ever June, fueling concern that...