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Wildfires: Is Europe doing enough to prevent them?

EuropeJune 25, 2024
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Reports & Analysis

A view of vehicles making their way through a flooded street in New Delhi

In India, record rainfall follows stifling heat

In India, record rainfall follows stifling heat

At least one person is dead after a roof collapse at the New Delhi airport, a result of record-breaking rainfall.
IndiaJune 28, 202401:05 min
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Heat wave in Greece claims more tourist lives

Heat wave in Greece claims more tourist lives

This June is set to be the hottest ever recorded in Greece. Authorities are warning tourists to take precautions.
GreeceJune 26, 2024
A father, holding an umbrella to protect against the heat, sits in the street with his baby in his arms and a little son on the stairs next to him.

India's deadly heat takes toll on people living on streets

India's deadly heat takes toll on people living on streets

The longest reported heat wave in Delhi in 74 years has resulted in hundreds of deaths and many people falling ill.
IndiaJune 26, 202403:02 min
Silhouette of a person drinking from a bottle, seen against the sun

How climate change drives up temperatures

How climate change drives up temperatures

Delhi has been sweltering in an intense heat wave. What does it feel like to live in such heat?
IndiaJune 24, 202405:08 min
A man is carried away on a stretcher during the hajj pilgrimage

Hajj heat deaths

Hajj heat deaths

Hundreds have died during the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, where temperatures rose to around 52 degrees Celcius.
Saudi ArabiaJune 21, 2024
Woods in Brazil with a massive smoke cloud behind them

Climate change increases wildfire risk in Brazil

Climate change increases wildfire risk in Brazil

In the wake of heavy floods, Brazil is now facing massive wildfires in the country's Pantanal region.
BrazilJune 18, 202402:39 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.

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How Spain's tourism industry is dealing with drought

How Spain's tourism industry is dealing with drought

Amid its worst drought in centuries, Barcelona's vital tourism industry is being reshaped by water-saving technology.
SpainJune 26, 2024
A view of Hajj pilgrims holding umbrellas to protect themselves from the heat

Saudi health minister: Hajj death toll tops 1,300

Saudi health minister: Hajj death toll tops 1,300

Authorities say extreme summer weather and lack of proper documentation added to the danger of this year's pilgrimage.
Saudi ArabiaJune 24, 202401:54 min
Excavators remove stones from the bed of the Navizence river

Switzerland: Floods cause deadly landslide

Switzerland: Floods cause deadly landslide

Severe storms and flooding have also prompted evacuation of hundreds in the southwestern canton of Valais.
SwitzerlandJune 23, 2024
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How can we manage our food sustainably? - Eco India

Teaching others to grow organic food, empowering the poorest to improve their nutrition levels, and cutting food waste.
June 27, 202426:04 min
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samplings of genetically modified plants growing inside test tubes.

Can GM crops promise food security?

A new "gene revolution" is being heralded as a cure-all for a growing global appetite and a climate-hit food system.
June 19, 2024
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How can media react to disinformation, climate change?

Speakers at DW's Global Media Forum discussed what journalists can do when humanity's biggest issues intersect.
Global issuesJune 18, 2024
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Why are young German voters abandoning the Greens?

A rising German youth vote for the climate-skeptic far right at the EU elections contrasts with plummeting Greens votes.
GermanyJune 13, 2024