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A medical and ecological paradox is shaking northern China: in the fight against desertification, Chinese authorities have made extensive use of the Artemisia plant, a resistant and low-maintenance species. But this strategy, used for decades in...

Dozens of wildfires broke out across Greece over the weekend, fueled by strong winds and prolonged drought, according to Greek authorities. Firefighters have brought a major blaze under control in the Oropos region north of Athens, but the risk...

Syria officially requested European Union support on Tuesday in the fight against devastating fires affecting the coastal province of Latakia, one of the most forested regions of the country. The request comes in the context in which the flames,...

The US state of Texas is experiencing one of the worst tragedies in recent years, after strong floods, caused by torrential rains, killed at least 50 people and 30 children were reported missing, most of them participants in a summer camp for...

An intense heatwave is hitting Greece and large parts of Southeastern Europe these days, with temperatures that could reach the dangerous threshold of 42 degrees Celsius, according to a warning sent by the DPA agency. Hot air currents coming from...

Turkey is facing one of the worst wildfires in recent years. More than 50,000 people have been evacuated in the last 48 hours, in the context of forest fires that have mainly affected the provinces of Izmir, Manisa and Hatay, the Turkish Disaster...

Spain has set a new national temperature record for June, with 46 degrees Celsius measured in the town of El Granado, located in the south of the country, close to the border with Portugal. The information was officially confirmed by the Spanish...

Peste jumătate din Europa şi zona mediteraneană erau afectate de secetă la începutul lunii iunie 2025, marcând un record absolut pentru această perioadă a anului, potrivit unei analize realizate de AFP pe baza datelor furnizate de Observatorul...

More than half of Europe and the Mediterranean region were affected by drought at the beginning of June 2025, marking an absolute record for this time of year, according to an analysis by AFP based on data provided by the European Drought...

The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) indices recorded significant increases last month, amid the confirmation of the country's pro-European course, highlighted by the election of independent candidate Nicuşor Dan as president, in a context...

Brazil, host of the upcoming UN climate conference (COP30), is facing a serious ecological crisis: forest and vegetation fires in 2024 have devastated more than 30 million hectares, equivalent to an area larger than Italy. According to a study...

The island of Chios, located in the northeastern Aegean Sea, has been placed in a state of emergency due to the wildfires that have been severely affecting it since Sunday, announced the Minister of Civil Protection of Greece, Giannis...

Regiunile afectate de secetă la nivel global s-au dublat între anii 1900 şi 2020, arată un nou raport al Organizaţiei pentru Cooperare şi Dezvoltare Economică (OCDE). Potrivit analizei, secetele au devenit mai frecvente, mai severe şi mai...

The number of regions affected by drought globally doubled between 1900 and 2020, according to a new report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). According to the analysis, droughts have become more frequent, more...

The world has recorded another extremely hot month, with oceans and land continuing to reach "unusually high” temperatures, extending an alarming series of climate anomalies that has lasted for more than two years, according to data...

A new scientific study warns of changing global rainfall patterns. Nearly 2 billion people could face significant changes in water availability if the average global temperature rises by 1.5°C, even temporarily, warns a new study published in the...

Spain is preparing for an episode of exceptional heatwave, with temperatures that could exceed 40 degrees Celsius in the south of the country, the National Meteorological Agency (AEMET) warned. According to specialists, the values forecasted...

Turkish archaeologists have discovered a loaf of bread that is approximately 5,000 years old, during an excavation at the Kulluoba site, located 35 kilometers from Eskişehir, in central Turkey. According to the coordinator of the excavations,...

The European Union's agricultural sector loses an average of 28.3 billion euros annually from extreme weather events, which are being exacerbated by climate change, according to a study cited by Reuters. Only a small part of the losses is...

The United Kingdom is experiencing its driest spring since 1956, according to an alarming report published by the British Environment Agency. The severe lack of rainfall in the first months of 2025 has fueled fears of a possible drought in the...

Romania's entry with land borders into the Schengen area, one of the most important diplomatic achievements of the beginning of the year, was quickly overshadowed by a series of events that strained the country's political, social and...

Europe faced the most extensive floods in the last decade in 2024, with 30% of the continent's hydrographic network affected. According to a joint report by the Copernicus Climate Change Service and the World Meteorological Organization...

Private equity funds that own Spanish telecoms group MasOrange are exploring an initial public offering (IPO) of the company next year, the Financial Times (FT) reported.

Greece is experiencing extreme temperature swings, with a record heat wave for March followed by frost and snowfall. Last week, the city of Livadia (central Greece) reached 31.4°C, the highest temperature ever recorded in March in Greece,...

The United States of America provided Ukraine, in 2024, with support of 6.1 billion dollars through the Agency for International Development (USAID), this being the highest financial aid granted by the US last year, according to an analysis by...

The disappearance of the Dacian treasure, following a burglary on the last day it was still on display at the Drents Museum in the Netherlands, represents the main event of the first month of 2025, despite the Government's attempts to keep...

The "Apocalypse Vault', the global seed bank located on the island of Spitsbergen in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, has received another 14,000 seed samples to protect the planet's agricultural biodiversity. The facility,...

A recent study published in the journal Frontiers in Environmental Science suggests that fog harvesting could offer a viable solution to water shortages in extremely arid areas, such as Chile's Atacama Desert. The method, which involves...

Un studiu publicat în revista Nature evidenţiază o legătură istorică strânsă între perioadele de secetă şi instabilitatea politică din China, demonstrând că schimbările climatice au jucat un rol esenţial în ascensiunea şi prăbuşirea unor mari...

A study published in the journal Nature highlights a close historical link between periods of drought and political instability in China, demonstrating that climate change played an essential role in the rise and fall of great Chinese dynasties....

The price of Arabica coffee futures hit a new record high on Monday in New York, as weather forecasts show dry weather in the main regions of Brazil where this agricultural raw material is grown.

The price of Arabica coffee futures on Wednesday topped $4 per pound for the first time in history on the New York Stock Exchange, as concerns about global supply have driven prices to double over the past year, Bloomberg reported.

The second half of 2024 represented a critical turning point for Romania's economy and political stability. In an attempt to counter the ever-expanding budget deficit and ensure macroeconomic balance, the government implemented a series of...

Commodity prices have experienced significant volatility in recent years, caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, disruptions in the global supply chain and geopolitical tensions.

Major disasters are wake-up calls from which people must draw the right conclusions. The fires in the US are a wake-up call related to the structure of large cities and climate change. The catastrophic fires in Los Angeles, exacerbated by the...

Coffee and cocoa bean futures prices have seen some of the biggest increases among commodities in 2024, fueled by a sharp drop in supply and escalating global trade tensions.

The end of the calendar autumn was marked by the presidential and parliamentary elections that took place on November 24 and December 1. For this reason, in order to increase its chances before the election and to maximize the chances of its own...

Land aridity is a problem with long-term effects and is difficult to solve. About three-quarters of the Earth's surface has become "permanently drier" in recent decades, a new UN study has warned. According to the study by the UN...

What was expected, according to forecasts, will be officially recorded. 2024 will be the warmest year on record, and extraordinarily high temperatures are expected to persist at least into the first months of 2025, European Union scientists said...