August Ties as Hottest Month on Record, EU Scientists Confirm
Copernicus Climate Change Service says global temperatures matched July 2023's record, as western Europe logged its warmest summer since 2003 and the UK its hottest since 1884.
Author · News Unlimited
Elena Rostova
Investigates international climate pacts, carbon markets, and global environmental equity.
Articles by Elena Rostova
Delhi slum diaries capture daily toll of extreme summer heat
A new documentation project is recording how families in Delhi's informal settlements cope with temperatures that have topped 50C, as India increasingly treats heatwaves as disasters requiring official response.
Southern Sweden's Söderåsen shows a logged forest can heal
Söderåsen national park in Skåne protects one of northern Europe's largest continuous stretches of broadleaf woodland, land that was still being logged until 1989. Twelve years later it became a national park, and the beech forest has since regrown into a major hiking and wild swimming destination.
Europe's Wildfires Force Tens of Thousands to Flee Amid Record Heat
A brutal sequence of heatwaves has turned much of southern Europe into a tinderbox, driving mass evacuations across France, Spain, Portugal and Greece and killing thousands through heat alone. The European Commission has deployed firefighters from 14 countries.