Danube

The Odesa region, home to Ukraine’s ports of Reni and Izmail, has recorded 300 air-raid alerts since the start of August

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

The Danube drought and heatwave are creating cascading pressures across south-eastern Europe’s interconnected power systems

If the Danube's water level continues to fall during the summer, museum teams plan to return to the site to search for additional fossils

The authorities say difference between domestic production and demand will be covered through commercial imports

Energy systems are buckling under surging demand with solar delvering its strongest performance yet