Europe Wildfire Risk Heightened by Early Heat Waves, Drought June 23, 2022 By Ciaran Giles and Derek Gatopoulos MADRID (AP) — Extended drought conditions in several Mediterranean countries, a heat wave last week that reached northern Germany and...
Spain, Germany Battle Wildfires Amid Unusual Heat Wave June 20, 2022 By Joseph Wilson BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Firefighters in Spain and Germany struggled to contain wildfires on Sunday amid an unusual heat wave...
Saharan Dust Storm Covers Spain, Spreads Out Across Europe March 17, 2022 By Joseph Wilson BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A huge dust storm swirling over Europe from the Sahara desert made it hard to breathe...
Northern Europe Battered by 3rd Major Storm; Deaths Hit 14 February 22, 2022 By Danica Kirka LONDON (AP) — Northern Europe was battered by the third major storm in five days, with heavy rains and high...
Europe Storms: Ships Collide Off Dutch Coast; Crew Evacuated February 1, 2022 By Mike Corder THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Rescue helicopters evacuated all 18 crew members from a ship that was left drifting rudderless...
Insurer Hiscox Earmarks $150M For Hurricane, Flood Losses November 2, 2021 By Muvija M and Carolyn Cohn Hiscox has set aside $150 million to cover losses linked to Hurricane Ida and floods in Europe, the insurer said,...
Storm Ciara Disrupts European Transport, Soccer Matches February 10, 2020 By Charlotte Ryan, William Horobin and William Wilkes Hundreds of flights were canceled and trains ground to a halt as Storm Ciara, or Sabine as it’s known in...
Europe Heat Wave Set to Break Records: Paris Hotter Than Cairo July 25, 2019 By William Wilkes and Megan Durisin Europe’s latest summer heatwave broke heat records just weeks after the continent recorded its hottest ever June, fueling concern that...
$1.8B Economic Loss to Europe in March: Report April 5, 2013 Late-season winter weather affected much of Europe throughout the month of March. At least 30 fatalities were reported across the...
European Insurers Opting for Stand Alone Claims Systems November 16, 2012 A small but important segment of the core systems market in Europe is choosing to implement claims as a stand-alone...