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EU to launch climate insurance scheme after summer of extreme weather

The European Union will create a "climate insurance alliance" to increase cover for extreme weather events, European Commission President...
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As Europe heats up, the race to adapt begins

Europe is getting increasingly warmer: this summer, we've had five major heatwaves. Extreme heat killed at least 25,000 people in...
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As Europe bakes, momentum grows for climate-resilient farming

With Britain about to record its hottest summer yet, Sam Squier's nearly 200-acre beef farm in south east England...
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Heat exhaustion cases rise as health services on alert for long weekend

Public hospitals and the Ambulance Services are fully prepared to effectively cater for increasing cases of heat related emergencies,...
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Massive fires ravage many UK regions, 6 injured and thousands evacuated as PM holds COBRA meeting

Emergency fire services mostly across England were still managing the aftermath and a number of active hot spots in...
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Yellow heat warning for Wednesday issued as temperatures hit 40°C

The Department of Meteorology has issued a new yellow warning for extremely high temperatures. The warning will come into effect...
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Yellow heat warning issued for Tuesday afternoon

The Department of Meteorology has issued a new yellow warning, in effect from 2pm to 4pm on Tuesday, with...
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How the hard reality of climate change hit Europe’s economy this summer

For anyone in Europe who still thought climate change was a problem for future generations, this summer's sweltering heatwaves...
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Heatwaves expose overcrowding crisis in Europe’s ageing prisons

On a day when temperatures were soaring past 37 degrees Celsius outside, the prisoner sat in his cell with...
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Italy on red alert, Hungary turns off the lights as Europe’s heatwave takes toll 

Italy took the unprecedented step of placing all its major cities on the highest level of health alert due...
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Cyprus records eighth-hottest July since 1968

Cyprus issued either a yellow or an orange warning for "extreme" temperatures on 11 of July's 31 days, yet...
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Yellow warning issued for today as temperatures hit 40 degrees

The Department of Meteorology has issued a yellow warning for extremely high temperatures, in effect from 2pm to 4:30pm...
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Yellow warning for extreme heat issued for Thursday

The Department of Meteorology has issued a yellow warning for extremely high temperatures. The warning will come into effect at...
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