Environment

Catch the Partial Solar Eclipse This Weekend: Your Europe Guide

27-03-2025 - EUROPE • This Saturday, the Moon will appear to take a bite out of the Sun during a partial solar eclipse, visible across the Northern Hemisphere, including much of Europe. Here's what you need to...

Berlin Dreams of Swimming in the Spree Again: River Could Be Swimmable After 100 Years

18-06-2025 - Berlin, Germany – A century after swimming was banned due to severe pollution, Berliners are rediscovering their desire to dip into the Spree River. On Tuesday, around 200 people took a symbolic...

Hoekstra:

27-05-2025 - BRUSSELS • European Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra has firmly stated that the EU has no intention of suspending its Emissions Trading System (ETS) rules for the steel industry, despite calls...

Europe's Most Dynamic and Sustainable Cities: The Latest Ranking Revealed

25-04-2025 - BARCELONA, SPAIN • London, Paris, and Berlin continue to dominate as top contenders among the world's most dynamic and livable cities. According to the IESE Cities in Motion (CIMI) Index, these...

Blackout Sweeps Spain and Portugal: What We Know So Far About the Possible Causes

28-04-2025 - MADRID, SPAIN • A massive power outage struck Spain shortly after 12:30 PM today, impacting neighboring Portugal and parts of France. Spanish authorities urged citizens to stay home as the blackout...

Pesticides: A Life Ruined by Glyphosate

18-06-2025 - Ludovic Maugé, a former landscape gardener in Brittany, France, once looked forward to many more happy years by the coast. However, three decades of exposure to glyphosate have tragically cut short...

Spain and Portugal Blackout: How Technicians Restored Power

14-05-2025 - The state of emergency was lifted across Spain and Portugal on Tuesday, with the exception of Valencia, as the Iberian Peninsula began recovering power after Monday's unprecedented outage.According...

Greece: Strong M6.1 Quake Hits Between Crete and Kasos, No Damage but Tsunami Alert Issued

14-05-2025 - ATHENS, GREECE • A powerful earthquake, initially reported as M6.1, struck the sea south of Kasos and east of Crete overnight. While no damage or injuries have been reported, a tsunami alert was...

Spain Blackout: Red Eléctrica and Energy Companies Clash Over Blame

19-06-2025 - On Tuesday, Red Eléctrica, Spain's grid operator, broke its silence on the blackout that affected a large part of Spain on April 28. According to the utility, the primary responsibility lies with...

Finland "Ahead of Schedule" on Coal Phase-Out: Helsinki's Salmisaari Plant Closes

31-03-2025 - HELSINKI, FINLAND • Finland has completed its coal phase-out plan four years ahead of schedule, with the Salmisaari power plant in Helsinki officially shutting down today. Wind power has more than...

Turkey: Two Years After Earthquake, 650,000 People Still Live in Container Homes

06-02-2025 - Two years have passed since the devastating Kahramanmaraş earthquake in Turkey, which claimed the lives of at least 53,537 people. According to a report by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization,...

Severe Flooding Paralyzes Historic Praid Salt Mine in Romania

28-05-2025 - ENVIRONMENTAL ALERT • The worst floods in three decades in Romania's Harghita county have created critical conditions at the historic Praid salt mine, one of the country's main tourist attractions....

Swiss Villages on Alert After Glacier Collapse Buries Parts of Blatten Village

30-05-2025 - ENVIRONMENTAL ALERT • Authorities in southern Switzerland are on high alert for potential flooding along the Lonza River. A glacier collapse buried much of the alpine village of Blatten and created...

European Union to Deploy 650 Firefighters to High-Risk Wildfire Zones

26-05-2025 - CLIMATE EMERGENCY • The European Union is bracing for a particularly intense wildfire season. The European Commission has announced the pre-positioning of nearly 650 firefighters and over 20 aerial...

UK: Tanker-Cargo Ship Collision in North Sea Leaves One Sailor Injured, One Missing

10-03-2025 - NORTH SEA • A serious collision occurred today, March 10, off the British coast in the North Sea, involving a tanker and a cargo ship. The incident resulted in a fire on the tanker, which spread to...

Spain Braces for 40°C Temperatures This Week: Is Climate Change to Blame?

17-06-2025 - Spain Braces for 40°C Temperatures This Week: Is Climate Change to Blame?Spain is preparing for an unusually hot summer, following a record-breaking May. The national meteorological agency, AEMET,...

Agriculture: Pests and Counter-Technologies — Olives, Xylella: Drones and Satellites in Action in Puglia

18-06-2025 - Tomorrow in Brindisi, the official presentation of the Fyxill research project results will take place. This project, funded by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and developed by the Aerospace...

17-04-2025 -

Gas Prices Dip, But Oil Plummets More: Here's Why

Italy's Top Red Wines Revealed: Gentleman Magazine's 2025 Ranking

06-03-2025 - FLORENCE, ITALY • The prestigious British magazine Gentleman has released its annual list of Italy's 100 best red wines, with Bolgheri Sassicaia 2021 from Tenuta San Guido in Tuscany claiming the...