Paris is temporarily banning the consumption of alcohol in public spaces and takeout sales, as the heat wave plaguing large parts of Western Europe slowly shifts eastward. This measure is intended to ease the strain on hospitals in the French capital.
This heat wave would have been virtually unthinkable fifty years ago. A new international study by World Weather Attribution concludes that the current heat in Western Europe would have been “virtually impossible” without climate change and that the likelihood of such extreme heat has increased significantly over the past few decades.
Ben jij ook zo verknocht aan een kopje koffie? Helpt het je doorheen een drukke werkdag of veeleisende examenperiode? Uit een nieuw onderzoek blijkt nu echter dat het zwarte goud ook een opvallend verborgen nadeel voor onze gezondheid meedraagt.
The strongest earthquake in over 100 years has caused devastation and a particularly high death toll in the South American country.
France experienced its hottest day ever on Wednesday: the average temperature over the entire day was a whopping 30°C.
Many countries in Europe are experiencing extremely hot weather. At some point on Wednesday, about 94 million Europeans will be enduring temperatures of 35 degrees and higher.
Scientists warn that Russia’s nuclear Burevestnik missile could release radioactive particles into the air. According to a new analysis by two researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the cruise missile likely uses an open-cycle nuclear propulsion system, in which outside air flows directly through the reactor core and is expelled as thrust. This is reported by the Times of India.
Since the wolf’s return to the Netherlands in 2018, at least 41 animals have been killed by poachers, according toa new report bythe independent research firm EcoJust. According to the researchers, this is not an isolated incident, but a systemic problem in which wolves are being killed on a large scale and with little risk.
The heat wave in France has already claimed the lives of at least 20 people who died from drowning. Marina Ferrari, Minister of Sports, Youth, and Social Life, announced this on Monday on France Inter.
The Met Office, the UK’s national weather service, has issued the highest red warning for extreme heat for Wednesday and Thursday. The United Kingdom is also facing a severe heat wave that is expected to break June’s temperature records.