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Three Just Stop Oil activists charged after soup thrown at Van Gogh paintings
Three protesters have been charged with criminal damage and will appear in court after soup was thrown at two Vincent van Gogh paintings on Friday.
In push to expand EV charging network, France and Denmark go big
The European Union is not fooling around, and European countries are under pressure to adhere to ambitious plans to get their roadways up and ready for the total phaseout of fossil fuels in the years ahead.
European packaging producers embrace the circular economy
New research commissioned by material technologies business, Aquapak, with sustainable packaging producers and users in the UK, Italy and Germany, shows that European packaging businesses are committed to the circular economy, but few are acting ahead of legislation.
Dam fine work: record number of barrier removals helps restore rivers across Europe
A record number of river barriers, including dams and weirs, were removed across Europe in 2022, with at least 325 taken down in 16 countries, allowing rivers to flow freely and migratory fish to reach breeding areas.
Parts of Europe face risk of drought after historically low winter rainfall
Europe saw the third warmest January on record at the beginning of this year, according to the Copernicus climate monitor.
Army of scientists battles bacteria that has annihilated millions of olive trees
Blanca Landa heads an international project to stop the spread of ‘Xylella fastidiosa’, a bacteria that is threatening the Mediterranean agricultural sector
Satellite images show dramatic lack of snow in ski resorts as heat in Europe ‘annihilates’ records
Striking satellite images have revealed dirty brown hillsides around what should be pristine, white snow-covered ski resorts as record-breaking January heat hits all over Europe.
‘Absolute Madness’: Record-Shattering Heat Dome Hits Europe
It’s “the most extreme event ever seen in European climatology,” said one climatologist. “Nothing stands close to this.”
Worst drought ‘in living memory’ threatens the world’s olive oil supply
By early August, sweltering heat and a lack of rainfall had pushed almost two-thirds of land in the European Union into drought conditions.
Glaciers vanishing at record rate in Alps following heatwaves
The Alps’ glaciers are on track for their highest mass losses in at least 60 years of record keeping
Over 1,000 Die as Record-Breaking Heat, Wildfires Scorch Europe
Spanish officials said 360 people died in the country between July 10 and 15, while more than 650 people have died in Portugal over the past week.
Europe heatwave: France braces for record-breaking temperatures as Spain battles forest fires
Temperature could exceed 42C in parts of France as scientists warn heatwaves will hit earlier than usual due to climate change
EU overshoots 2020 climate target, records 34% drop in emissions
The European Union slashed greenhouse gas emissions 34% below 1990 levels by 2020, overshooting the bloc’s target of 20%
Judge in Brazil orders slaughterhouses to pay for Amazon reforestation
A judge in the Brazilian state of Rondonia has found two beef slaughterhouses guilty of buying cattle from a protected area of former rainforest in the Amazon
Take a look inside a $1.1 million ‘zero emissions’ home
Residential and commercial buildings account for almost a third of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
From wastelands to wetlands: The fight to save Sri Lanka’s natural flood buffers
Sri Lanka’s capital is transforming floating garbage patches into biodiverse wetlands which are teeming with life.
Constantine Arch in Rome damaged by lightning during violent storm
Residents tell of ‘apocalyptic scenes’ after more than 60mm of rainfall falls on Rome in less than an hour
Coral Restoration’s Wake Up Call
Rebuilding degraded coral reefs started as a noble endeavor, but now some coral scientists are confronting a dark reality.