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An oil tanker subject to sanctions, carrying 110,000 metric tons of crude oil, ran aground off the coast of Oman, causing an oil spill covering more than 600 square kilometers.
Romania sinks four barges in the Danube to redirect water and keep two nuclear reactors operational as record drought lowers river levels.
Near Bad Schwalbach, about 150 first responders are battling a wildfire in the Taunus Mountains. A new fire hotspot was discovered this evening.
Farragutful / CC BY-SA 3.0Rotating cuts will last 48 hours per household as reservoirs drop to historic lows in San Juan and across the island.
Storms with hail up to six centimeters in size have caused six Rodalies lines to be out of service and resulted in 51 reports of fallen trees and flooding in Catalonia.
The water level of the Rhine near Kaub has dropped to 19 centimeters, which is disrupting navigation and prompting further measures.
Transportation Minister Bilger has called a crisis meeting due to historically low water levels on the Rhine and Danube, which are paralyzing the economy and shipping.
Fire in Rhineland-Palatinate spreads to over 40 hectares; bus on the A48 catches fire; homes threatened
Before a cooler weekend, Germany experiences temperatures of up to 35 degrees and violent thunderstorms, meteorologists report.
Oskar Alexanderson / CC BY-SA 2.0South Korea issued an emergency alert warning people to stop all outdoor activities as temperatures reached 42.5C, the highest ever recorded in the country.
A new Austrian temperature record of 40.8 degrees was measured in Vienna on Monday. At the same time, the Rhine level in Kaub falls to its lowest level since 1880.
Three wildfires have surrounded Spokane since Saturday, none under control. A 37-year-old man, already convicted of manslaughter, is in pre-trial detention for one of the fires.
A man accused of starting the Old Trails Fire in eastern Washington had a prior manslaughter conviction and was arrested Monday.
The Ministry of Health has activated the highest alert level for 27 cities due to extreme temperatures. An 18-month-old girl hospitalized in code red in Rome.
Secretary of State for Civil Protection says that the focus is on immediate combat, while PS requires the definition of a calendar of measures by September
Environment minister Murray Watt warned the outbreak marks the start of a prolonged challenge, as surveys show thousands of birds dead and up to 400 native species at high risk.
Extreme heat and drought lower the water level of the Danube to such an extent that ships and ammunition sunk during World War II become visible and hinder shipping.
Record drought in Central Europe lowers Danube River levels to historic lows, disrupting power generation and exposing sunken WWII-era German warships.