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…
Days of heavy rain caused flooding in several areas of Slovakia , causing 1 fatality and prompting evacuations. The Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMÚ) said that the rain was brought by an area of low pressure which moved from the central Mediterranean, through the Balkans, the Carpathians and over Poland. In a 48 hour period to 14 October,…
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