Climate Change

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Climate change affects Central Europe more intensely than the global average. We cover Slovak agriculture, water management, energy pricing, and the policy response from both Brussels and national governments.

Quick facts

  • Central Europe is warming faster than the global mean — roughly 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels.
  • The EU Green Deal targets climate neutrality by 2050, with a 55 % emissions cut by 2030 as the interim goal.
  • In Slovakia, the largest climate impacts hit forestry, water resources and agriculture.
What Are Zombie Fires and Why They Threaten the Climate Science

What Are Zombie Fires and Why They Threaten the Climate

Underground peat fires can smolder invisibly for months, re-igniting across entire seasons and releasing carbon stored for thousands of years — creati...

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Why Tropical Insects Are Nearing Their Heat Limit Science

Why Tropical Insects Are Nearing Their Heat Limit

A landmark study of more than 2,000 insect species reveals that tropical insects already live dangerously close to their thermal ceiling — and unlike...

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France Launches €1.1 Billion Cleantech Boost Economy

France Launches €1.1 Billion Cleantech Boost

Brussels has approved a €1.1 billion French state aid scheme in the form of tax credits to support domestic manufacturing of solar panels, wind turbin...

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Antarctic Hektoria Glacier Retreats 8 km in Two Months Science

Antarctic Hektoria Glacier Retreats 8 km in Two Months

Antarctica's Hektoria Glacier lost eight kilometres of ice in just 60 days — the fastest glacier retreat ever recorded in modern history — forcing sci...

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How Sodium-Ion Batteries Work and Why They Matter Technology

How Sodium-Ion Batteries Work and Why They Matter

Sodium-ion batteries use one of Earth's most abundant elements to store energy more cheaply and safely than lithium-ion — and they're now entering mas...

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How AI Data Centers Consume So Much Energy Technology

How AI Data Centers Consume So Much Energy

Every AI query uses far more electricity than a standard web search. As data centers multiply globally, AI is becoming one of the fastest-growing driv...

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China Solar Outpaces Wind in Historic Energy Shift Science

China Solar Outpaces Wind in Historic Energy Shift

For the first time ever, China generated more electricity from solar panels than from wind turbines in 2025, marking a pivotal moment in the global cl...

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Three Hottest Years in History Stump Climate Scientists Science

Three Hottest Years in History Stump Climate Scientists

The years 2023, 2024 and 2025 were the three hottest on record — and they exceeded scientific forecasts by a margin that has left leading climate rese...

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Brazil's Amazon Nears Historic Deforestation Record Low Science

Brazil's Amazon Nears Historic Deforestation Record Low

Satellite data shows Amazon deforestation in Brazil fell to its lowest level since 2014, with Environment Minister Marina Silva predicting 2026 could...

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EU's Industrial Accelerator Act Ignites Trade Debate Economy

EU's Industrial Accelerator Act Ignites Trade Debate

The EU's Industrial Accelerator Act proposes "Made in Europe" local content rules to revive green industry, but faces WTO legal challenges and sharp p...

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Storm Pedro: France Under Water, Record Rainfall Since 1959 Science

Storm Pedro: France Under Water, Record Rainfall Since 1959

France has recorded 37 consecutive days of rain – a record since 1959 – and Storm Pedro has caused historic flooding, forcing Bordeaux to activate its...

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Storm Pedro Triggers Historic Floods Along France's Garonne Science

Storm Pedro Triggers Historic Floods Along France's Garonne

Southwestern France is enduring its worst flooding in decades after 35 consecutive days of rain and Storm Pedro pushed the Garonne River to a record 1...

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