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A strike by train drivers over pay severely disrupted services across Germany on Wednesday, adding to pressure on European supply chains and frustrating passengers at a time of high demand during the summer holiday season.
BERLIN — A strike by train drivers threatens to have a massive impact on industrial supply chains in Germany and across Europe, state rail operator Deutsche…
Governors' Wind Energy Coalition Floods wreck towns, but Europe’s wind power goals tangled in red tape Source: By Angeliki Koutantou reported from Evia, Nina Chestney reported from London, Stephen Jewkes from Milan, Reuters • Posted: Thursday, July 22, 2021 EVIA, Greece, July 21 (Reuters) – Climber Tassos Baltas points up at a 22-metre high mast which is monitoring wind speeds on the summit of a rocky hillside on the Greek island of Evia and declares, “This mast which has been installed next to us is an omen of catastrophe.” The mountaineer’s views are one of...
4 Min Read BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The catastrophic floods that swept northwest Europe last week were a stark warning that stronger dams, dykes and drainage systems are as urgent as long-term climate change prevention, as once-rare weather events become more common. FILE PHOTO: People work in an area affected by floods caused by heavy rainfalls in Bad Muenstereifel, Germany, July 19, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay As the waters recede, officials are assessing the destruction left by the torrents that terrorised swathes of western and southern Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, smashing buildin...
Article content Long before then, countries will have to adapt or build basic infrastructure that goes beyond water management into agriculture, transport, energy and housing. “Our cities developed over the centuries, starting from the Roman period in some cases, for climate conditions that are very different than the climate conditions we are heading into,” Thiery said. Even before last week’s floods, which turned high streets and houses into piles of muddy rubble, Germany’s vaunted transport and urban infrastructure had been deteriorating as a result of years of budget restraint. In...