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Firefighters from germany, austria, romania and poland. theres another big fire in brittney and trying to prevent fires, they have banned the use of fireworks until september. the amount of land burned in france this summer is 20 times more than last summer. in portugal, you mentioned that big fire. thats the european union country with the most land burned as a percentage of its total territory among all of the eu nations. in spain fires have been burning every day for the past month. the natio...

Linked. the droughts hitting western europe hard this summer. zwr >> one of the focal points there are the farmers in italy, it hasnt been back-to-back droughts for them, since last december. theyre in danger of losing up to 80% of their crops. thats things like soya, the things to make parmesan cheese. thats all along the pearl river in northern italy. if we move into the rhine river in germany, low levels. shipping on barges can continue with things like chemicals, coals, grain, they have to l...

Wildlife, stemming the flow of water that can leave it so it can protect the habitat. also there have been some restrictions on farmers in fife, scotland, temporarily banned from using water from the river eden to protect their crops. the environment agency says essential water supplies are going to be safe but people need to rethink the way that they use water. shorter showers of course, reusing water from the house in the garden, and only using household appliances that are fully loaded. they ...

This is bbc news. the headlines: sir salman rushdie has reportedly been taken off a ventilator and is able to talk. the author was stabbed during a literary event in new york state. the man suspected of attacking him, hadi matar, has been charged with attempted murder and assault. he pleaded not guilty. french firefighters have been tackling wildfires raging across the country, including a very large blaze near the south—western city of bordeaux. fire crews are exhausted from the unrelenting h...

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal recorded its hottest July on record last month, the country’s weather service said Friday. The heat worsened Portugal’s drought, with 45% of the mainland in “extreme drought” -- the highest classification -- and the rest in “severe” drought, which is the second-highest, by the end of July.

When are you going to do something? when? we dont even care what. when. when are you going to start doing something? because anything they do is better than nothing. >> that is correct. i mean, boris, i see these s stories i feel like we have been talking about extreme heat, monsoon flooding, droughts, extensively. and climate change is here and it is nerve-racking watching what is happening and so many places and youre from florida, im from california, we know these are areas where theyre reall...

In our new wrap Friday, Democrats are celebrating another legislative victory after House lawmakers gave final approval to the Inflation Reduction Act, author Salman Rushdie was attacked on stage before a lecture in western New York, the polio virus has been detected in New York City's sewage water, shelling continued at a nuclear power plant in Ukraine, and wildfires rage in France.

In the southern half of the uk over the next two days. that, as experts also warn englands drought could last into the next year. the heatwave continues hitting europe — with some areas facing devastating wildfires and others suffering the economic impact of the droughts. travel disruption after thousands of train drivers from nine rail companies go on strike across the uk today. its the latest walkout in a row over pay and conditions. now on bbc news, return of the tigers. in 2010, the himala...

Shipping companies are preparing to halt the transport of goods on the Rhine as water levels in Germany’s biggest river near a critically low point

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