European Environment Agency
Coverage of European Environment Agency in the Nexus archive.
- 2 killed when firefighting helicopters collide near Athens as Europe’s wildfire emergency rages
Two firefighting helicopter crew members, a Greek and a Danish national, died in a midair collision near Athens while battling a wildfire. The incident occurred amid Europe's escalating wildfire crisis, with France and Spain also experiencing large-scale fires and evacuations.
- From Athens to Bordeaux, Europe’s deadly wildfire emergency rages on
Europe's wildfire crisis escalated across Greece, France, and Spain, with gale-force winds intensifying flames near Athens and forcing evacuations. France's largest wildfire, covering 420 square kilometers, displaced 224,000 people, while Spain's fires halted. Climate change is linked to increased fire risk, with 2025 being Europe's worst fire year on record.
- From Athens to Bordeaux, Europe’s deadly wildfire emergency rages on
Europe's wildfire crisis intensified across Greece, France, and Spain, with gale-force winds exacerbating fires near Athens, a massive blaze in France's Gironde region displacing 224,000 people, and Spain's fires halting. Climate change was linked to increased fire risk, with 2025 marking Europe's worst fire year on record, burning over 10,000 square kilometers.
- As fires still blaze, France thinks about how to rebuild its forests
France is considering strategies to rebuild its forests after wildfires, with President Emmanuel Macron outlining steps forward. The European Environment Agency recommends fire-resistant vegetation, natural barriers, and allowing forests to return to a wilder state to enhance resilience against fire risks.
- Photovoltaics are still running after a year under Swiss trains
A 100-meter photovoltaic installation on a Swiss railway line, operational since April 2025, has generated over 19 MWh of electricity with no disruptions to train operations. Sun-Ways, the company behind the project, faces regulatory challenges but plans to scale the technology across Europe, aiming for 10,000 km of installations by 2040.