Climate

Some political messaging denies the role of human-caused climate change in this summer’s extreme heat. The science tells a different story.

Dutch crops hit the “climate gym,” a German city is constructing for more extreme weather, and beavers are restoring rivers across Europe. This week’s eco wins are all about building for a changing climate.

From Hungary’s accidental solar revolution to marmot crowdfunding and a long-overdue upgrade for Rome’s big snake, good news comes in strange packages this week.

The Rhine and Danube have reached historic lows. Dwindling water levels are affecting shipping, agriculture and ecosystems — and raising concerns about the future of drinking water supplies.

Every time a new heat record is broken, skepticism follows. How do scientists know a day or a summer was really the hottest on record or that a heat wave was historic? DW has the answers.

When temperatures soar across Asia’s cities, informal workers face a choice: risk their health or lose their income. For many, the effects don’t end when the workday is over.

When extreme heat hits, people turn to AC, but what if the grid fails? From France to the US, heat waves are pushing power systems to the limit, raising blackout risks and energy prices when electricity is needed most.

Claims that electric vehicle batteries are tainted by exploitative mineral supply chains are discrediting non-fossil cars as electrified road transport booms.

An outdated air-conditioning law, a viral health myth about sleeping with the fan on and the age-old climate change hoax allegation: DW checked what’s spreading in Europe’s heat wave.

Even amid an ongoing energy crunch, major economies are dodging firm timelines to phase out coal, oil and gas. Fossil fuel-producing nations now fear new clean energy alliances could ramp up the pressure to go green.