Keywords: Climate Change


Italy braces for sixth heatwave as temperatures could climb 8°C above seasonal average

Italy is preparing for its sixth heatwave of the summer as a strong area of high pressure is expected to return from Friday, bringing several days of unusually hot weather across the country. The hot spell is forecast to continue through next Wednesday, with temperatures potentially reaching as much......

France records its hottest summer since climate records began

France has recorded its hottest summer since national climate monitoring began in 1900, according to the French Ministry for Ecological Transition, marking another worrying signal of the intensifying effects of climate change across Europe. The summer of 2026 was marked by exceptional heatwaves, severe......

Extreme heat linked to thousands of excess deaths in Belgium

Belgium recorded an estimated 2,935 excess deaths during three heatwaves that affected the country between mid-June and mid-August 2026, according to an updated report released Thursday by the national public health institute Sciensano. The latest heatwave, which hit Belgium during the first half of......

El Niño could reach very strong intensity by the end of 2026

The El Niño climate phenomenon is strengthening across the equatorial Pacific and could reach a very strong intensity toward the end of 2026, according to the latest assessment from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The agency also estimates that there is an almost 100% chance that......

Belgium: Heatwaves Linked to Nearly 3,000 Excess Deaths This Summer

The heat episodes that struck Belgium between mid-June and mid-August had a significant health impact. According to an analysis by the public health institute Sciensano, 2,935 excess deaths were recorded during this period, representing a mortality increase of 22.6%. The first heatwave alone accounted......

Morocco places energy security at the heart of its strategic sovereignty

Energy security is increasingly becoming a central component of Morocco’s national strategy, extending well beyond the traditional objective of meeting domestic consumption needs. Rising geopolitical tensions, volatile international markets and disruptions to global supply chains have made reliable......

UN warns climate change is putting growing pressure on economies worldwide

The economic and social consequences of climate change are intensifying across countries every year, with no nation remaining fully protected from the effects of a warming planet, according to Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Speaking at......

Spain records more than 5,000 heat-related deaths during the summer

Spain recorded an estimated 5,111 heat-related deaths between June 1 and August 31, 2026, marking the highest summer toll since the country's Carlos III Health Institute began systematically collecting comparable data in 2015. According to figures from the institute, August was the deadliest month,......

Rising sea levels threaten coastal communities, economies and cultural heritage

Rising sea levels are increasingly becoming more than an environmental concern, posing serious challenges to communities, national economies, cultural heritage and even the territorial stability of some countries. As global temperatures continue to increase, coastal populations are facing growing risks......