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US authorities imposed corporate fines worth more than $ 250 billion between 2020 and 2024, an amount greater than the current GDP of New Zealand, shows an analysis by visualcapitalist.com, which made a ranking of the top 30 companies affected by...

Spain continues to face a critical situation, already entering its third week of heatwave alert, while wildfires are devastating several regions in the northwest and west of the country. The army has been mobilized to support firefighters, and...

A heatwave of rare intensity is hitting much of Europe, bringing temperatures exceeding 42 degrees Celsius in France, Portugal, Spain and several Balkan states. The situation has prompted authorities to issue extreme fire risk alerts and impose...

The climate crisis is one of the greatest and most complex challenges facing humanity in the 21st century. Although warning signs have been emerging for some time, the pace and scale of change have become alarming in recent years, affecting all...

The heatwave and massive fires in south-east Europe are straining national authorities and European response mechanisms. Tens of thousands of hectares of forest have been destroyed, thousands of people have been evacuated, and the risk to the...

Southern Europe is currently experiencing a new episode of severe heatwave, generated by a high-pressure front from North Africa, dubbed Kamel by meteorologists. Record highs are expected in the coming days, with maximums of up to 45°C in...

Temperaturile la suprafaţa solului în regiunile din jurul capitalei Greciei au crescut cu până la 10 grade Celsius, în doar un an, ca urmare a incendiilor forestiere devastatoare din vara anului 2024, arată un studiu publicat de Observatorul...

Surface temperatures in the regions surrounding the Greek capital rose by up to 10 degrees Celsius in just one year as a result of devastating forest fires in the summer of 2024, according to a study published by the National Observatory of...

Dozens of wildfires broke out across Greece over the weekend, fueled by strong winds and prolonged drought, according to Greek authorities. Firefighters have brought a major blaze under control in the Oropos region north of Athens, but the risk...

Siria a cerut oficial marţi sprijinul Uniunii Europene în lupta împotriva incendiilor devastatoare care afectează provincia costieră Latakia, una dintre cele mai împădurite regiuni ale ţării. Solicitarea vine în contextul în care flăcările,...

Syria officially requested European Union support on Tuesday in the fight against devastating fires affecting the coastal province of Latakia, one of the most forested regions of the country. The request comes in the context in which the flames,...

Greek authorities have taken a public protection decision: in the context of a severe heat wave affecting the entire country, the Acropolis in Athens will close during the hottest hours of the day. The decision comes amid an increased risk of...

Europa s-a confruntat în 2025 cu una dintre cele mai intense primăveri în ceea ce priveşte nivelul de polen din atmosferă. Serviciul Copernicus pentru Monitorizarea Atmosferei (CAMS), citat de AFP, a anunţat că în luna mai s-a înregistrat o...

Europe faced one of the most intense springs in terms of pollen levels in the atmosphere in 2025. The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), quoted by AFP, announced that in May there was a sharp seasonal release of pollen, with values...

Europe is currently experiencing a new extreme heatwave, wreaking havoc from Paris to Athens, testing the limits of infrastructure, ecosystems and emergency systems. Record temperatures, sometimes exceeding 40 degrees Celsius, have led to loss of...

Japan recorded its hottest June on record, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), in a context in which extreme heat waves are becoming more frequent amid accelerating climate change. The monthly average temperature was 2.34°C above...

Cheese and yogurt, a staple of many Romanians' dinner menus, could have an unexpected effect on sleep: causing nightmares. A study conducted by Canadian researchers from MacEwan University in Edmonton, published in the journal Frontiers in...

Turcia se confruntă cu unul dintre cele mai grave valuri de incendii de vegetaţie din ultimii ani. Peste 50.000 de persoane au fost evacuate în ultimele 48 de ore, în contextul unor incendii de pădure care au afectat cu precădere provinciile...

Turkey is facing one of the worst wildfires in recent years. More than 50,000 people have been evacuated in the last 48 hours, in the context of forest fires that have mainly affected the provinces of Izmir, Manisa and Hatay, the Turkish Disaster...

A wave of extreme heat has hit southern Europe, setting historic temperature records and triggering emergency measures in several countries, in a context in which authorities are also facing increased risks of forest fires and serious effects on...

Spain has set a new national temperature record for June, with 46 degrees Celsius measured in the town of El Granado, located in the south of the country, close to the border with Portugal. The information was officially confirmed by the Spanish...

A heat wave classified as "extremely dangerous" has swept a large part of the United States, exposing approximately 160 million inhabitants to sweltering temperatures approaching 40 degrees Celsius. According to the Agence France-Presse...

Brazil, host of the upcoming UN climate conference (COP30), is facing a serious ecological crisis: forest and vegetation fires in 2024 have devastated more than 30 million hectares, equivalent to an area larger than Italy. According to a study...

The island of Chios, located in the northeastern Aegean Sea, has been placed in a state of emergency due to the wildfires that have been severely affecting it since Sunday, announced the Minister of Civil Protection of Greece, Giannis...

Torrents that have hit southeastern Australia have caused flash flooding and urgent evacuation orders, especially in the Hunter and Mid North Coast regions of New South Wales, the country's most populous state, Reuters reports. In just 24...

The summer of 2024 was the warmest recorded in Lapland in the last 2,000 years, according to data published by the Finnish Meteorological Institute. The region, which includes northern Finland, Norway and Sweden, has recorded record temperatures,...

Amazon, the company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, has launched the first satellites in the Kuiper constellation, marking a significant step in its plans to offer global high-speed internet services from space. The ultimate goal is to...

Greece is experiencing extreme temperature swings, with a record heat wave for March followed by frost and snowfall. Last week, the city of Livadia (central Greece) reached 31.4°C, the highest temperature ever recorded in March in Greece,...

Klaus Iohannis is leaving Cotroceni today. Definitively, following his resignation, after having served two full terms as president of the country, plus an almost two-month extension granted by the Constitutional Court. Iohannis is leaving...

The European Council will take a decision in June on the financing of military mobility programmes for the current budgetary framework and, following the decision, the European Parliament will approve either an adjustment to the current budget or...

The city of Los Angeles is facing the challenge of rebuilding after fires that killed 28 people and destroyed nearly 16,000 buildings. Experts are proposing innovative solutions to reduce future risks.