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Approximately 260,000 residents and visitors have been compelled to evacuate key tourist spots across southwestern France and the Iberian Peninsula due to extensive wildfires. Driven by successive heatwaves, dry terrain, and unpredictable wind patterns, the fires have spread through coastal

– According to a comprehensive scientific review, human activity is identified as the primary driver behind the ongoing severe drought affecting europe. The research highlights that climate change is intensifying drought conditions across the continent, with unprecedented heat levels surpassing

Rapidly spreading wildfires fueled by scorching heat and strong wind gusts swept through southern Europe on Thursday, resulting in three firefighter fatalities and the mass evacuation of thousands of residents and holidaymakers. Emergency teams across Spain, France, and Italy faced

Global energy markets face heightened volatility as ongoing maritime shipping bottlenecks across the Middle East restrict commercial petroleum transit through vital international waterways. In a commodities research report published by Goldman Sachs Group Inc., market analysts detailed operational scenarios where

Italy placed 17 cities under its highest heat alert on Monday, July 20, as dangerous temperatures continued across central and southern regions. The Italian Ministry of Health increased the total from 14 cities on Sunday. Catania, Messina and Reggio Calabria

The UK government has moved its planned pay-per-mile tax for electric vehicles closer to Parliament. HM Treasury published its consultation response and draft clauses on July 13. The measure is called Electric Vehicle Excise Duty, or eVED. It would start

The European Union is preparing bloc-wide restrictions on young children’s access to social media after an expert panel urged phased, age-based controls. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the move in Brussels on July 13. She said the

Wildfires have burned more than 1,300 hectares of the historic Fontainebleau forest southeast of Paris, forcing evacuations and a major aerial response. Firefighters had not contained the blazes by late Monday after flames spread across separate parts of the forest

At least 12 people died and 23 remained missing on Saturday after a fast-moving wildfire swept through Almería province in southern Spain. The blaze continued burning near Los Gallardos and Bédar after scorching about 5,000 hectares of forest, scrubland and

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres urged governments to make the Responsibility to Protect a routine part of national policy, saying conflict, impunity and technology risks have raised the danger of mass atrocities. Courtenay Rattray, his Chef de Cabinet, delivered the