Last year, a severe drought hit much of Europe, with some scientists claiming it was the worst in 500 years. In France, a state of emergency was declared in five northern provinces; in Spain, water reservoirs dropped to 36 percent of capacity; in Italy, the level of the country’s largest river Po was six times lower than normal. … Read moreEastern Europe must not lag behind on the green transition
President Joe Biden has toured the wreckage of a major storm that hit the state of Mississippi last week as large swathes of the United States braced for more extreme weather, including tornadoes and severe thunderstorms. Speaking from the hard-hit Mississippi community of Rolling Fork, Biden said on Friday that the federal government would cover … Read moreBiden tours Mississippi tornado wreckage as more storms threaten US
Finland, which shares a long border with Russia, heads to the polls on Sunday to elect a new government as it prepares to join NATO. On Thursday, Turkey ratified the Nordic nation’s membership – the last of the alliance’s 30 members to do so. Will Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Social Democratic Party, which started the … Read moreFinland, having cleared last NATO hurdle, heads to elections