climate change

Moscow calls alliance operations a direct threat. NATO says it is coordinating existing activity after Russia’s military buildup and the war in Ukraine

Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen says the situation remains stable for now but will stay tight through the coming weeks

This is by far the biggest wildfire on record in Belgium — nearly double the size of a blaze in 2011 that burned close to 1,400 hectares

From jellyfish invasions clogging French reactors to record-low Danube levels forcing shutdowns, this season’s heat and drought have exposed critical weaknesses

With the power grid under ‘operational stress’, experts warn that Romania must rapidly expand storage, renewables and grid capacity

A series of discoveries highlight both the scientific value of extreme low-water events and the broader impacts of climate-driven drought on Europe’s major waterways

The intervention aims to raise the river level by up to 10–12 cm to improve the cooling of the central and keep it working

Caretaker PM Ilie Bolojan secures voluntary evening demand cuts from large consumers after low water levels trigger energy emergency and force nuclear output reductions

Rumours circulating online have suggested that water is being consumed by artificial intelligence data centres, particularly in Germany, or diverted for other industrial uses

About 220,000 people have been evacuated in France, while in neighbouring Spain more than 75,000 people have been told to leave their homes

Both countries, which have suffered a succession of heatwaves and fires in recent months, sought help from the EU as the blazes strained emergency services

As the Commission grants industry more time and billions in ETS relief, the new Electrification Action Plan promises lower energy bills and a fairer green transition