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– A total solar eclipse unfolded across the Russian Arctic and parts of Europe on August 12, 2026, creating a dramatic celestial display. The event originated over Russia’s isolated northern regions around 17:00 GMT, according to State Space Corporation Roscosmos.

– Austria recorded its highest temperature for July on July 31, with Wieselburg hitting 40.3 degrees Celsius. This surpassed the previous July record of 39.7 degrees, set in Dellach im Drautal in 1983. GeoSphere Austria verified the new monthly peak

– Germany has documented 9,800 fatalities linked to heat in 2026, highlighting the severe public health consequences resulting from prolonged summer heatwaves across central Europe. The latest data from the Robert Koch Institute, a federal agency within the Federal Ministry

– Regional health and environmental threats escalated across Western Europe on Thursday as vast plumes of wildfire smoke crossed borders. The Emirates News Agency confirmed that a fourth heatwave poses a growing danger to France and Spain, with wildfire smoke

The devastating wildfires spreading across southwestern France and the Iberian Peninsula have caused the evacuation of roughly 260,000 residents and tourists from major scenic areas. Driven by successive heatwaves, parched landscapes, and unpredictable wind shifts, these fires have advanced through

– A devastating drought sweeping across Europe has been driven primarily by human activities, according to a comprehensive scientific review that underscores how climate change is intensifying drought conditions on the continent. An international group of climate experts discovered that

A series of rapidly spreading wildfires, fueled by extreme temperatures and powerful wind gusts, swept through southern Europe on Thursday, leading to the deaths of three firefighters and mass evacuations involving thousands of residents and vacationers. Emergency services in France,

Global energy markets face heightened volatility as ongoing maritime shipping bottlenecks across the Middle East restrict commercial petroleum transit through vital international waterways. In a commodities research report published by Goldman Sachs Group Inc., market analysts detailed operational scenarios where

Italy placed 17 cities under its highest heat alert on Monday, July 20, as dangerous temperatures continued across central and southern regions. The Italian Ministry of Health increased the total from 14 cities on Sunday. Catania, Messina and Reggio Calabria

The UK government has moved its planned pay-per-mile tax for electric vehicles closer to Parliament. HM Treasury published its consultation response and draft clauses on July 13. The measure is called Electric Vehicle Excise Duty, or eVED. It would start