A long-running drought has left a broad belt of Europe under an Orange GDACS alert after months of pressure on farmland and water supplies. The event began on 21 December 2025 and its latest assessment covers 29 countries, from Ireland and Spain across central and eastern Europe to Ukraine and Russia. GDACS estimates that medium agricultural-drought…
A forest fire that began on 24 July 2022 in Bohemian Switzerland National Park in northern Czechia spread into Saxon Switzerland National Park in Germany. Residents of Hřensko, Mezná, Mezní Louka and Vysoká Lípa were evacuated, while steep terrain, wind and limited access complicated firefighting. European assistance included helicopters from Poland and…
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