Kozloduy normally supplies 35% of Bulgaria's electricity; falling river levels are forcing a rare power cutback

London's green spaces have "burned" through the year's fifth heat wave, but experts say the grass isn't necessarily dead

Record-low water levels on the Rhine and Danube are threatening Europe's transport, trade and energy security

The Kalohori lagoon has nearly dried out due to falling water levels, raising concerns over the management of a protected habitat that supports numerous bird species, including flamingos and migratory birds.

Record-low water levels in Europe’s major rivers are disrupting shipping, energy production and tourism, as prolonged drought and heatwaves expose the growing impact of climate pressures.

Ultra-thin sensors promise to transform how farmers monitor crop health, detecting plant stress before visible symptoms appear

Meanwhile, some EU countries, including Greece, are using climate risk assessments that are over 8 years old

Munich Re says fires and storms drove $108bn in insured losses in 2025, as climate extremes intensify and Europe faces rising wildfire and hail risks.

As farmers press for relief, soil degradation and water stress expose the deeper fragility of Greece’s agricultural model. Regenerative farming and farm-to-fork models emerge as an alternative, but face real limits in terms of scalability and misaligned subsidies

Hundreds of sinkholes are appearing in central Turkey’s farmland as drought and receding groundwater raise concerns over climate change and the future of key crops like maize, wheat, and sugar beet

From Athens to Brussels, Europe’s First Real Push for Water Security Begins

Greece’s breadbasket, Thessaly, faces crop ruin as poor water governance and climate extremes leave farmers without irrigation two years after storm Daniel.

More than 50% of Europe’s land has faced drought for four consecutive months, with Eastern Europe and the Balkans seeing the sharpest increases, according to the European Drought Observatory

Greece, is among the most vulnerable in Europe to climate-driven drought, which poses increasing risks to agriculture and tourism — two key pillars of the Greek economy

In 2024, global temperatures surpassed 1.5°C annually for the first time—an outcome once considered unlikely before 2014—and last year was the hottest in 175 years of records.

The price of water in Greece is set to increase as it will soon include part of the cost for essential infrastructure projects to combat water scarcity.

The water shortage at Greece’s key reservoirs around Attica is worsening, with supplies now at half of their 2022 levels.

Farmers are demanding that Greece renews an expired Greece-Bulgaria water deal to ensure water continues flowing to farms in the Evros region.

The village of Kallio re-emerged from the depths of an artificial lake recently, in an ominous sign of weather-related problems