Europe endures its fifth heat wave this summer, 50% of continent in a drought – CBS News Watch CBS News Europe has been sweating through its fifth round of dangerously high temperatures since May. Ramy Inocencio is in London with more. Europe endures its fifth heat wave this summer, 50% of continent in a drought […]
Europeans face energy crisis as heat wave brings wildfires and drought – CBS News Watch CBS News The Danube River hasn’t been this low in over 200 years. Wildfires are scorching multiple countries in Europe. Less water means less nuclear energy generation, bringing an energy crisis. Ramy Inocencio details Europe’s heat wave struggles. Europeans face […]
Italy placed all of its major cities under the highest heat alert Thursday as a blistering heat wave gripped Europe. The heat has set a national temperature record in Austria, fueled wildfires in France and disrupted energy and transport systems across the continent. Temperatures have climbed to above 104 degrees Fahrenheit in several countries, prompting […]
Temperatures hit record highs from Switzerland to the Czech Republic and Denmark on Saturday, as a heat wave that baked western European countries this week moves to central and eastern parts of the continent. Germany hit a record 106 degrees Fahrenheit on Saturday, provisional data from the national weather service showed, marking a new all-time […]
A sudden rush of migrants tried to enter Spain’s Ceuta territory from Morocco. At least 67 people died in commotion, some drowning or being trampled. Tens of thousands voluntarily returned to Morocco, and Spanish officials say that most of the migrants have already been sent back over the border. Aidan Stretch spoke with migrants to […]
French President Emmanuel Macron called a crisis meeting Monday focusing on monster, uncontrolled wildfires that have forced more than 250,000 people to flee their homes, amid a first glimmer of hope that the spread of the largest blaze may have slowed. In the Gironde region of southwest France, where flames have burned an area four […]
At least 5,700 more people than usual died in France last month, as the country endured a historic heat wave, French public health officials said. That figure represented a sharp increase in the estimated death toll nationwide from June and early July’s record temperatures. Public Health France said regions hit by the heat from June 17 […]
16m ago Lebanon, Israel conclude two days of “positive” talks: U.S. official Lebanon and Israel completed a new round of Washington-mediated negotiations in Rome on Wednesday, agreeing to implement the “pilot zones” in southern Lebanon agreed under a recent framework deal, a U.S. official said. “Talks concluded after two days of productive and positive […]
Another major heat wave fueling European wildfires – CBS News Watch CBS News Europe is grappling with its third heat wave since May, and the hot weather is feeding wildfires across the continent. Chris Livesay reports. Another major heat wave fueling European wildfires #major #heat #wave #fueling #European #wildfires