Solar buoyed Europe’s grid amid record-breaking heat and drought this summer

The season of extreme weather holds lessons for how the continent can climate-proof its energy systems.

A man stands on top of an old World War II-era ship from the Danube riverbed in Baja, Hungary, on Aug. 8. Robert Nemeti/Anadolu via Getty Images Record-setting heat has hit Europe, with temperatures exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The low water levels unearthed prehistoric and 20th-century relics along Europe's key

SREMSKA MITROVICA, Serbia (AP) — The wreck of a steam tugboat dating from the early 1900s is the latest relic to emerge from shrinking waters in Serbia as Europe's rivers run dry, with the continent engulfed in prolonged, extreme heat and drought.

The area of Europe at risk of wildfires is due to triple, a new study finds

The blaze in Belgium erupted following an intense heatwave with temperatures reaching 37 degrees C (98.6 degrees F), burning roughly 3,000 hectares of peatland and pine forest.

In another summer of European wildfires that have even seen wetlands burning, scientists say the situation is set to worsen in the future. What's needed is fire prevention and climate protection.

Spain registered nearly 4,500 heat-related deaths from June 1 to August 19th, the highest amount during this period since 2022, according to figures from the public Carlos III Health Institute consulted by AFP Thursday.

Germany's public health authority said around 9,600 of its 14,000 heat-related deaths occurred in one late June week. Spain's public health institute reported 4,458 such deaths from June 1 to August 19, the most for the period since 2022.

Germany's public health authority said around 9,600 of its 14,000 heat-related deaths occurred in one late June week. Spain's public health institute reported 4,458 such deaths from June 1 to August 19, the most for the period since 2022.

Long accustomed to preparing for cold and wet weather, the United Kingdom is confronting a very different challenge: How to cope with increasingly hot and dry conditions.

See How Europe’s Rivers Are Drying Up and Threatening Its Economy  wsj.com

The wreck of a steam tugboat from the early 1900s has emerged from shrinking waters in Serbia

The wreck of a steam tugboat from the early 1900s has emerged from shrinking waters in Serbia

A historic boat emerges in Serbia as Europe’s rivers run dry from drought and heat  AP News

Climate change is not just an environmental issue; it’s a business and industrial issue too

Heat in Europe causing drought, wildfires  CNN

In our news wrap Friday, a heat wave is breaking records across Europe, record-breaking rainfall triggered flooding across several cities in Japan, Hawaii is preparing for significant rain and strong winds from Tropical Storm Lala and authorities in Italy recovered a trio of stolen artworks by Renoir, Cézanne and Matis

The whole planet is warming, but changes in weather patterns could help explain why the continent is suffering so many bouts of severe heat.

Forecasters in the U.K. are predicting the mercury will rise as high as 38 C in central and southeast England on Thursday, potentially making it the hottest day of the year. Temperatures in France, meanwhile, are forecast to go even higher, reaching 40 C in central and southern areas and 38 C in Paris.

Today has officially become the hottest August 13 ever recorded in the Netherlands.

Britain to swelter again as it looks poised for a record hot summer  Toronto Star