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Smoke rises from a forest on fire in Brazil

Heat and drought are fueling Brazil's 'fires pandemic'

BrazilAugust 30, 2024
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Reports & Analysis

Carbon capture technology

Storing CO2 for the sake of the climate

Storing CO2 for the sake of the climate

Carbon emissions are a threat to our health, the economy, and the planet. Could storing CO2 underground be a solution?
NorwaySeptember 19, 202406:37 min
A row of people roped together walk up the side of a glacier in Norway.

Tourism boom impacts Norway's glaciers

Tourism boom impacts Norway's glaciers

Tourists are drawn to cool Norway and Sweden as an alternative to the Mediterranean heat.
NorwaySeptember 17, 202406:15 min
Two women walking through flood waters

Floods devastate West and Central Africa

Floods devastate West and Central Africa

Many of the hundreds of thousands of people displaced by floods in West and Central Africa are still waiting for help.
AfricaSeptember 16, 2024
A special flood barrage gate being erected in Prague, Czech Republic.

Central Europe braces for heavy rain and flooding

Central Europe braces for heavy rain and flooding

Heavy rain is expected for Central Europe, and authorities are warning rivers could reach their highest levels in years.
EuropeSeptember 14, 202401:36 min
Two men taking the temperature of a room

Seville's efforts to beat the heat

Seville's efforts to beat the heat

With temperatures rising, will Seville manage to become a ... cooler city?
SpainSeptember 4, 202405:18 min
Brain on a MADE logo

Can AI save the climate?

Can AI save the climate?

How can we slow down CO2 emissions? Could the deployment of artificial intelligence help?
Global issuesSeptember 4, 202402:08 min
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Extreme weather

Heavy flooding, severe storms, record heat waves — extreme weather is on the rise due to climate change. This is affecting people, ecosystems and economies around the world.

Residents are evacuated by emergency workers after Nysa Klodzka river flooded town of Lewin Brzeski

Europe floods: Poland's Wroclaw braces for flood wave

Europe floods: Poland's Wroclaw braces for flood wave

Soldiers and volunteers in southwestern Poland have been laying sandbags near swollen rivers around Wroclaw.
EuropeSeptember 19, 2024
The Danube River in flood. In the background are a bridge, dark clouds and, on a hill, Bratislava Castle, Bratislava, Slovakia, September 2024

Slovakia's capital hit by biggest floods in 30 years

Slovakia's capital hit by biggest floods in 30 years

Slovakia is facing its biggest flood in decades. Some parts of the capital were cut off from the rest of the city.
SlovakiaSeptember 18, 2024
Workers assemble a flood barrier in an archway in Dresden

Germany: How Dresden prepared itself for flooding

Germany: How Dresden prepared itself for flooding

Amid widespread flooding in central Europe, the flood protection system in the Germany city of Dresden has held up.
GermanySeptember 18, 202402:21 min
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Ways to survive

A community collects and shares local weather data. Rural self-reliance instead of urban stress. Sweden cuts emissions.
September 19, 202426:04 min
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A battery electric truck and a hydrogen truck by Daimler are parked in front of an Alpine background

Hydrogen vs battery: The race for the truck of the future

Truck manufacturers are under pressure to cut emissions. Should they bet on batteries, hydrogen fuel cells or both?
Global issuesSeptember 11, 2024
Youth wade in a storm surge and crashing waves brough on by typhoon Yagi

World Risk Report: Where are natural disasters most common?

The 2024 World Risk Report is out, highlighting how to protect the countries most at risk from natural disasters.
Global issuesSeptember 9, 2024
Many houses are seen along a river, with floodwater everywhere

Time to criminalize environmental damage, says survey

A majority of people across 22 countries have said those who hurt nature and the climate must pay a price.
Global issuesSeptember 7, 2024