Rainfall brought relief to firefighters battling Belgium’s largest wildfire on record in the High Fens nature reserve. The fire, which has burned around 3,000 hectares, was partly contained on Monday and was no longer spreading towards the German border as cooler temperatures and increased humidity helped slow its advance. The wildfire is part of a […]
The Rhine River in Germany has fallen to record-low levels amid a prolonged heatwave and scarce rainfall, disrupting one of Europe’s most important commercial waterways. At the Kaub chokepoint near Koblenz, navigable water depth dropped to just 15 cm on Tuesday, below the previous record low of 25 cm recorded in 2018. The extremely shallow […]
Francisco José García de Zúñiga, a farmer in Jaén, Spain, is facing a challenging harvest season due to consecutive years of drought in 2022 and 2023. Jaén is a crucial region for olive oil production, with Spain being the world’s largest producer, contributing to 70% of European Union consumption and 45% globally. The persistent lack […]



