Decline in Austria's fruit farming linked to climate change
An Austrian study has revealed a dramatic decline in fruit farming, with the number of fruit trees plummeting from 35 million ...
Death toll in Spain's floods rises to 158, among Europe's worst storm disasters
Rescue teams are still searching for those missing in what could become Europe's worst storm-related disaster in over five ...
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AI enhances flood warnings but cannot erase risk of disaster
The ECMWF readings ahead of the September floods were accurate, experts say. Thomas Wostal, press officer for meteorological observatory GeoSphere Austria, told Context/the Thomson Reuters ...
95 dead and counting: How DANA, a weather phenomenon led to Spain’s deadliest floods in decades
Spain has witnessed its worst floods in decades, killing at least 95 people. The sudden deluge, with some areas receiving a ...
Spain floods: Death toll rises to 205 as nation braces for more rain
More than 1,700 soldiers have joined emergency workers in the search for bodies and survivors, with authorities saying the ...
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Perils pegs Central Europe and Italy flood losses at EUR1.9bn
Perils has pegged the industry loss for the floods in Central Europe and Italy in September at EUR1.9bn ($2bn). In its ...
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'Incalculable' bill awaits Spain after historic floods
For comparison, the devastating July 2021 floods that claimed more than 200 lives in Germany, Belgium, France, Austria and the Netherlands cost almost $43 billion, according to reinsurer Swiss Re.
At least 95 people die in devastating flash floods in Spain
Rainstorms that started on Tuesday and continued overnight caused flooding in a wide swath of southern and eastern Spain, ...
Spain faces ‘incalculable’ bill after Valencia’s worst floods in a generation
Spain faces a massive financial burden after its worst floods in a generation, with damages exceeding US$10 billion, impacting businesses and agriculture.