2+ hour, 39+ min ago  (179+ words) Man-made climate change intensified the rain that fell over Spain's Valencia region in 2024, when flash floods and landslides caused at least 230 deaths and an estimated "29 billion in damages ($34 billion). Global warming also meant that sudden and heavy rains ended up…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (185+ words) Portugal's government approved a set of emergency laws to speed reconstruction after deadly flooding, clearing administrative hurdles as part of a "2.5 billion ($2.9 billion) support package in one of the largest disaster-relief efforts ever mobilized by the country. The cabinet agreed…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (153+ words) Italy's government declared a state of emergency, unlocking "100 million in funds to help repair damage after a sea storm battered parts of the country's south. Sicily was hit particularly hard, with regional Governor Renato Schifani estimating damages of more than…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (230+ words) Spain reported 10 new cases of wild boar deaths from African swine fever, expanding an outbreak that has put the major pork exporter into high alert. The dead animals, which bring the total count to 26 since the outbreak emerged in November,…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (413+ words) Spanish legacy media companies in Spain scored a victory against social media giant Meta after a Madrid-based court ordered Thursday [Nov. 20] that it must pay news outlets nearly half a billion euros in damages. According to a court statement, the…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago  (251+ words) BBVA SA is reviewing its insurance partnership in Turkey as its current agreement with Eureko Sigorta AS is set to expire, according to people familiar with the matter. BBVA is considering various options including a new partnership for its local…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (142+ words) An explosion occurred at one of Orange's technical sites in Paris on Thursday, injuring three workers, two critically, and disrupting communication services for 80,000 users, the district mayor said. The incident took place around 10 a.m. (0800 GMT) [on Oct. 9] in the basement of…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (468+ words) The massive power outage that hit the Iberian Peninsula in April is the first known blackout caused by excessive voltage, the European network of electricity transmission system operators said in a report on Friday [October 3] . Released ahead of an October…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (782+ words) Patricia Lamela was driving back to the Galician town of Larouco in northwest Spain when she got the call. It was Aug. 13, just before 7 p.m., and a neighbor told her there was a fire in the forest. With her hand still…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (388+ words) The wildfires that raged across Greece, Turkey and Cyprus this summer were 22% more intense and 10 times more likely than they would have been in a world without climate change, according to scientists. "We're looking at a bleak picture for southern…...