WorldEurope in Grip of Deadly Heat, Drought and Wildfires

Extreme heat and worsening drought are gripping Europe, driving rivers to record lows and leaving landscapes dangerously dry. Romania has used controlled explosions to divert scarce Danube water toward a nuclear power plant. Falling river levels in Croatia have revealed a shipwreck that had remained submerged for years. Deadly wildfires in Greece and intensifying fires in France underscore how climate change is turning European summers into a season of crisis.