Europe heat wave fuels drought, fires and energy fears

Europe's heat wave exposes buried history and new threats — Nazi-era wrecks emerge from the Danube, nuclear reactors face cooling risks, and Greece battles deadly wildfires.

Drivers suffering from heat exhaustion, heat stroke and dehydration in the extreme heat, Unite the union says

Numerous governments across Central and Eastern Europe are taking steps to conserve electricity and avert an energy crisis amid record low water levels on the Danube River. In Hungary, the country's only nuclear plant provides electricity for half the country - but is now being shut down as there is not enough water to

Record low water levels in Europe's major rivers are disrupting electricity production, cargo transport and business operations as heatwaves and drought continue across the continent. Nuclear and hydropower plants have cut output, shipping on the Danube and Rhine has slowed, and companies are reporting lower earnings,

Hundreds of structures damaged as firefighters battle to contain 15 major wildfires amid extreme heat and drought Firefighters in Washington state are battling wildfires that have forced 60,000 people to flee and destroyed hundreds of buildings as drought and extreme heat fuel an “extraordinary” fire season in the Paci

Europe is Earth’s fastest-warming continent, heating at more than twice the global average since the 1980s, according to the European Union’s Copernicus climate service

Although fire weather conditions have greatly improved across the Pacific Northwest, poor air quality will continue due to the wildfire smoke across the region.

Rising temperatures and more frequent heat waves have changed the feel of the season for today’s children, compared with their parents and grandparents.