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A minority coalition of the Labour Party and the rural Centre Party will take power after defeating the Conservative-led government in last month’s election. “The Norwegian petroleum industry will be developed,…Continue readingNorway to keep searching for oil and gas
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After Venice suffered the second-worst flood in its history in November 2019, it was inundated with four more exceptional tides within six weeks, shocking Venetians and triggering fears about the worsening…Continue readingFlooding in Venice worsens off-season amid climate change
Rossiglione, Italy, ended up with a mind-boggling 34.8 inches (883.8 mm) of rainfall over the course of 24 hours. The annual rainfall total for the nearby city of Genoa itself tops…Continue reading34 inches of rain in 24 hours breaks continental record
260 Spanish troops are assisting firefighters battling a raging blaze that has emptied out villages and burned through forestland for days. “We have talked for a long time about the consequences…Continue readingMilitary deployed to fight fires in Spain
Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, shown as the dashed line in the image below, was connected on September 10, 2021. The 1,230km (764 mile) long pipeline will double the capacity of…Continue readingRussia’s New Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline
The highest temperature in European history appears to have been recorded in Italy during a heatwave sweeping the country, with early reports suggesting a high of 48.8˚C (119.85˚F).Continue readingHighest recorded temperature of 48.8˚C in Europe apparently logged in Sicily
The Mediterranean will be hit by ever fiercer heatwaves, drought and fires supercharged by rising temperatures, according to a draft United Nations assessment that warns the region is a “climate change…Continue readingMediterranean faces fiercer heatwaves, drought, fires: UN draft report
Since 28 July, 180 fires have broken out in Turkey, while more than 100 were still burning in Greece. In Italy, the number of large wildfires is estimated to have tripled this summer…Continue readingWildfires continue to rage across southern Europe
The intensity and scale of the floods in Germany this week have shocked climate scientists, who did not expect records to be broken this much, over such a wide area or…Continue readingClimate scientists shocked by scale of floods in Germany
The French government said that it would drop its plans to enshrine the fight against climate change in the Constitution, effectively giving up on what was seen as a major step in the…Continue readingFrance Drops Plans to Enshrine Climate Fight in Constitution
“We will supply energy to the world as long as the demand exists.”Continue readingNorway plans to continue oil exploration and drilling in coming decades