Mixed messages and confusion cost lives, dozens of local residents and experts say. More than 220 people died and nearly 80 ...
Wide areas of farmland are submerged in north and eastern regions of the West African country, sweeping away the livelihoods of a population largely dependent on agriculture. Over 56 000 people have ...
Perils has pegged the industry loss for the floods in Central Europe and Italy in September at EUR1.9bn ($2bn). In its ...
By Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) -Damages to businesses in towns hit by floods in eastern Spain could rise to over 10 billion ...
Rainstorms that started on Tuesday and continued overnight caused flooding in a wide swath of southern and eastern Spain, ...
“In just a few months, floods have hit Central and Eastern Europe, Italy and now Spain," von der Leyen said Wednesday. "This is the dramatic reality of climate change, and we must prepare to ...
On occasions, this Mediterranean water vapour has moved as far as the Alps, crossing its western point and causing downpours ...
And heatwaves fuelled by climate change can worsen dry conditions when they do occur, by increasing evaporation from the soil ...
Death Toll in Spain's Floods Rises to 158, Among Europe's Worst Storm Disasters By ... Opposition politicians accused the central government in Madrid of acting too slowly to warn residents ...
Spanish banks have a loan exposure of about 20 billion euros ($21.80 billion) in areas worst-hit by floods, but will be able to absorb the shock, a Bank of Spain official said on Tuesday, adding ...
Deadly floods in Spain and in central and eastern Europe, as well as devastating hurricanes in the US, are just some of the recent potent reminders of climate change. From November 11, world ...