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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...

A new report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) shows that 96% of bathing waters in the European Union meet minimum quality standards, and 85% are classified as "excellent”. The situation remains stable compared to last year,...

Ukraine's 2025 grain harvest could fall by 10% to about 51 million tonnes, compared with 56.7 million tonnes in 2024, according to the most pessimistic estimates, Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Vitaliy Koval said yesterday, Reuters reports,...

Ploile musonice au dat peste cap viaţa într-o bună parte a Indiei. Cel puţin 30 de persoane şi-au pierdut viaţa în nord-estul Indiei din cauza inundaţiilor şi alunecărilor de teren cauzate de ploile musonice torenţiale care au afectat regiunea în...

Monsoon rains have turned life upside down in a large part of India. At least 30 people have lost their lives in northeastern India due to floods and landslides caused by torrential monsoon rains that have hit the region in the past two days,...

Torrents that have hit southeastern Australia have caused flash flooding and urgent evacuation orders, especially in the Hunter and Mid North Coast regions of New South Wales, the country's most populous state, Reuters reports. In just 24...

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...

Europe records hottest March on record as climate crisis deepens. The global heatwave continues: March this year broke all-time temperature records, extending a continuous warming streak that has lasted since last summer, according to the...

Argentina is facing devastating floods. At least 16 people have died and dozens are missing in the port city of Bahia Blanca, Argentina, after a violent storm caused massive flooding, authorities said. President Javier Milia declared three days...

The presence of Asian workers on construction sites, in traffic on scooters and bicycles, in restaurant kitchens and in many other places has become a habit. Discreet, they go about their business and generally work seriously. We know very little...

The year 2025 could become one of the three warmest years ever recorded globally, according to the British agency Met Office. The estimates come after a year 2024 that could break all temperature records, exceeding for the first time the...

Ploile au cuprins întreg globul. Din SUA în Nepal şi din Mexic până în România, apa creează probleme, mai mari sau mai mici.

The rains covered the entire globe. From the US to Nepal and from Mexico to Romania, water creates problems, big or small.

The Ministry of Education is trying to adapt, on the fly, to the reality on the ground. The didactic activity with physical presence will be suspended where the situation requires it, stated the Minister of Education Ligia Deca in the context of...

Climate change has doubled the risk of torrential rains like those that recently caused devastating floods in Central Europe, according to a report published Wednesday by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group. The report stresses the need for...

The world is under the sign of floods. Trouble flows from Europe to Asia. Storm Boris brought chaos and suffering to Central and Eastern Europe, leaving behind huge casualties and property damage. This powerful storm affected several countries,...

Heatwave and pollution leave their mark on the current edition of the Olympic Games. The first problems started to appear, and here it is not only a matter of thermal discomfort, but also of the postponement of some tests. The thermometers...

Commodity markets faced selling pressure last week due to uncertainties over the upcoming US presidential election, concerns over the Chinese economy and rising agricultural production in Brazil, according to an analysis by Anadolu news agency....

Nature always offers spectacular surprises. Desert flowers are a true natural spectacle. The sand dunes of Chile's Atacama Desert, the driest on the planet, have been covered in white and purple flowers in recent days, after early rains...

The nightmare of fires returned to the Greek islands this summer as well.

Europe was hit, especially in the central part, by a series of violent storms and torrential rains. They fell on Switzerland, France, Germany and Italy and resulted in at least 7 deaths, according to the first balance published by the local...

Rain and floods wreak havoc in Europe and Asia. Wild nature creates big problems. The search continues in Switzerland for the three people reported missing following the devastating floods that occurred in the south-east of this country, while a...

Precipitaţiile abundente şi inundaţiile au cauzat pagube grave în sudul Chinei, provocând alunecări de teren şi făcând drumuri impracticabile.

Heavy rainfall and flooding have caused severe damage in southern China, causing landslides and making roads impassable.

Elections, democracy and voting do not do well with excessive heat. At least 33 Indian election workers died due to excessive heat on the last day of national elections in Uttar Pradesh (northern) state, an election official announced, as India...

The price of wheat futures reached, this week, the highest level in the last 15 months on the Paris Stock Exchange, amid the intensification of fears related to deliveries from the Black Sea area, after the reduction of estimates for the harvests...

The world is preparing for a summer with record temperatures. Signals are clear and coming from multiple areas. Finland recorded an unusually warm month, with temperatures exceeding 25 degrees Celsius, a record for this country, the Finnish...

Climate change also brings with it a procession of natural disasters. Violent storms are more and more present, there are areas of the globe that are more and more affected by them. The El Nino phenomenon and climate change caused by human...

France and Canada are the countries that obtain the highest revenues in the world from taxes on CO2 emissions, according to World Bank figures, cited by visualcapitalist.com.

Up more than 80% since the start of the year, shares of Nvidia Corp. were one of the engines behind the 2024 stock market rally, according to a Statista analysis. It shows that the momentum in shares of the US chipmaker, which has benefited from...

The futures price of cocoa beans has risen more than 150% on the New York market in the past three months, and from March 2023 to date, it has gained 255%, as a result of the decrease in global supply. Profile crops are affected by unfavorable...

Moments of crisis help us rediscover what really matters and what has value. The drought that is haunting Europe has made people return to better feelings about the vital water. The Italian island of Sicily is facing a severe drought, as the lack...

Drought is affecting economic activities in the Iberian Peninsula. A 2022 study showed that climate change has brought the Iberian Peninsula into the most drought-prone situation in the last 1,200 years. The interim government of Portugal has...

Meteorological records fell one after another throughout 2023, and Europe was no exception. Last year was the hottest in the history of meteorological recordings, with a "remarkable" advancement, probably the warmest in the last 100,000...

Nature seems to have lost its compass in recent years. Experts argue that it's not a matter of nature being disoriented, but rather adjustments and adaptations to a crisis situation, a kind of response to human pollution. What is certain is...

Unprecedented rains are falling in multiple areas around the world. New precipitation records are being set these days, and nature seems to have temporarily lost its bearings. From Hong Kong to Athens and from Istanbul to Shenzhen, it's...

Preţurile locuinţelor din Londra au scăzut în august pentru a cincea lună consecutiv, înregistrând în acest fel cea mai slabă evoluţie din ultimii şapte ani, relatează Bloomberg.

After it's become obvious how the British are acting all avoidant, after the Brexit, now would be important to read the reactions of the other "partner" in the divorce, the European Union. How will it react, what stance will it take...

More than three months after it was sent back to the Parliament, the Law of giving in payment passed the Juridical Commission of the Chamber of Deputies.

Electrica's headquarters yesterday turned into a battleground between the representatives of the Ministry of Energy and the administrators of Electrica SA.