Keywords: Climate change


Germany records more than 12,000 heat-related deaths in four months

Germany has recorded around 12,500 deaths linked to heatwaves during the first four months of the current heat season, according to a recent assessment by the Robert Koch Institute, the country's public health authority. The estimate covers the period from April 6 to August 2 and indicates that......

El Niño 2026: Pacific warming raises fears of a historic climate event

El Niño is strengthening across the Pacific Ocean, raising concerns about significant changes in weather patterns around the world. The climate phenomenon could become one of the strongest events observed in recent decades, with its effects potentially extending across several continents. The......

France faces up to €15 billion in losses from severe heatwave

France could face economic losses of between €10 billion and €15 billion as an exceptional heatwave continues to affect the country, according to Environment Minister Monique Barbeau. Speaking during an emergency meeting focused on drought conditions, Barbeau said the estimate includes both......

French heatwaves could cost up to €15 billion, ecology minister says

Repeated heatwaves this summer could generate between €10 billion and €15 billion in direct and indirect costs for France, according to Ecology Minister Monique Barbut. The estimate was presented on Wednesday as the government convened a crisis meeting focused on the country's worsening......

Extreme weather could cost European agriculture up to €90 billion annually

The European Union’s agricultural sector could face significantly higher financial losses from extreme weather events in the coming decades, with annual damages potentially exceeding €40 billion by 2050 and reaching as much as €90 billion in particularly severe years, according to a study......

United States records its hottest July ever as extreme heat intensifies

July 2026 has set a new temperature record in the United States, becoming the hottest July ever recorded across the contiguous 48 states, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The average temperature reached approximately 24.9°C across the lower 48 states, around......

900 million people experienced their hottest July on record in 2026

Around 900 million people worldwide experienced their hottest July ever recorded in 2026, as exceptional temperatures affected large parts of Africa, Europe and the Americas. The extreme heat was particularly pronounced in the Sahel, where several countries recorded unprecedented July temperatures.......

Libya loses 390 hectares of tree cover over 25 years

Libya lost approximately 390 hectares of tree cover between 2001 and 2025, according to data from Global Forest Watch, highlighting the growing pressure on the country’s already limited vegetation resources. The loss represents around 6% of Libya’s tree-cover area recorded in 2000. The figures......

Heat-related illnesses nearly triple in South Korea over a decade

South Korea has recorded a sharp increase in heat-related illnesses over the past decade as increasingly intense heatwaves put pressure on public health. Government data analyzed by a research institute under the Ministry of the Interior and Safety showed that the average annual number of reported cases......