Temperature record of 111 years broken in Kazakhstan
July 2026 will long be remembered in Kazakhstan's weather records: Kazhydromet reports temperature records broken in several regions, some standing for over a century.
Climate
Europe's agriculture in crisis due to abnormally hot summer
All summer we watched abnormal heat stop reactors, dry up rivers, and burn forests across Europe. Now it's clear it's also hitting the continent's food system at its core—crops, milk yields, even poultry farms.
NOAA raises probability of record El Niño to 69%
The developing super-El Niño story we've tracked since summer gained new confirmation from the top U.S. climate agency.
2026 European wildfires claimed dozens of lives and reached Germany
Europe's extreme heat has fueled one of the worst fire seasons in years, with casualties reported.
Cloud seeding in Kazakhstan — dispute with neighbors persists three months later
Kazakhstan's drought-fighting program, launched in May, still sparks controversy three months later.
Romania has for the first time completely shut down its only nuclear power plant due to the Danube's shallowing.
The Danube energy crisis has reached its logical limit. On August 13, 2026, both reactors at Romania's only nuclear plant, Cernavodă, were fully shut down.
Europe's heatwave could cost the EU economy 180 billion euros
All summer we covered Europe's heat — halted reactors, dried-up rivers, water limits. Triodos Bank tried to sum it all up in one number.