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Germany and Italy swelter in heatwave as records tumble across Europe

admin — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 15:08:40 +0000

Denmark experiences highest temperature on record on Saturday in eastward spread of weather system

Europe heatwave – latest updates

Germany ⁠and Italy endured sweltering conditions on Saturday as a heatwave linked to dozens of deaths in western Europe spread eastwards, after temperatures broke records above 40C (104F).

Appeals court rejects Trump EPA bid to abandon rule restricting deadly soot pollution

admin — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 14:29:32 +0000

Decision leaves in place Biden-era standard on pollution from coal-fired plants, factories and other industrial sources

A federal appeals court on Friday rejected the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt to abandon a Biden-era rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution.

Europe heatwave live: drought fears in Italy as records tumble around Europe

admin — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:02:27 +0000

Temperature records broken in Germany, Denmark and Slovakia as Europe remains gripped by heatwave

After decades of climate warnings, why is Europe so unprepared for rising heat?

Seawater is seeping into Italy’s longest river as the waterway starts to run dry in the heatwave, hitting a farming heartland that produces the milk for Parmesan cheese.

Parents booking air-conditioned hotels to keep babies safe in UK heatwave

admin — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 06:00:32 +0000

Hotels report increase in last-minute bookings, including from families attempting to escape hot homes

Europe heatwave: latest updates

Families, including parents with newborn babies, are booking air-conditioned rooms in hotels to escape the UK heatwave, with companies reporting a surge in demand.

Snow and ice on Swiss glaciers melting at alarming rate amid heatwave, expert says

admin — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 02:50:42 +0000

Accumulation on Switzerland’s glaciers from last winter expected to all be gone by Monday amid ‘enormous’ melt rates across Alps

Europe heatwave: latest updates

Swiss glaciers are set to lose an enormous amount of ice due to the heatwave battering Europe, according to the head of Glacier Monitoring in Switzerland (Glamos).

Call for inquiry into Alligator Alcatraz’s ‘abuse of Everglades’ despite closure

admin — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 20:38:07 +0000

Environmentalists and immigrant-rights advocates seek accounting of damage done by notorious detention center

While they welcome the recent closure of the controversial Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention center, leading environmental groups and their allies say they want an independent investigation into the environmental damage the facility inflicted on the surrounding wilderness during its 12 months of operations.

From pet to pest, goldfish can wreck entire ecosystems

admin — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:45:17 +0000

A new study reveals that goldfish can do far more than survive in the wild—they can fundamentally reshape freshwater ecosystems. Researchers found they cloud water, damage food webs, and hurt native fish populations, sometimes triggering major ecological shifts.

Fourth toddler dies in France as Europe’s brutal heatwave forecast to shift east

admin — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:04:30 +0000

Scientists say hot spell is worst ever, with nearly half of region’s 850 largest cities facing unprecedented heat stress

The number of deaths in France linked to the heatwave has climbed to four toddlers and more than 55 drownings, as the brutally hot conditions sweeping Europe were forecast to shift east, choking 150 million people under 35C (95F) temperatures.

Judge declares mistrial in arson case against man accused of sparking Palisades fire

admin — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:40:02 +0000

Jurors in California deliberated for over 13 hours, before announcing that they were deadlocked

A federal judge declared a mistrial in the arson case against the 29-year-old man accused of sparking the deadly 2025 Palisades fire in Los Angeles, after the jury said it could not agree on a verdict.

Martin Rowson on the UK’s record-breaking June temperatures – cartoon

admin — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:34:14 +0000