This summer has tested us. Almost 700,000 hectares have already burned across the EU. The season is not over yet. Firefighters and pilots lost their lives doing their duty. Exchanges with the @EP_Environment Committee on the EU’s response to the summer wildfires. https://t.co/zFg25zd4bR #Wildfires #EU #ClimateCrisis #EU
While #wildfires burn across the UK, @Barclays has helped arrange a $750 million bond for Harbour Energy, 1 of the largest independent oil & gas companies operating in the #NorthSea. The timing could hardly be more striking. 🚨 Send a Climate Warning ⚠️ https://t.co/Ja2NRK9Ses https://t.co/6uPAOaYaKE #Wildfires #ClimateChange #NorthSea #UK
The United States has unveiled the new lethal drone Wildfire, which can carry four AGM-158C missiles and has a range of 18,500 kilometers, as part of its Massive Modular Aircraft program to adapt to the demands of modern warfare. (translated)
Today, President @vonderleyen & I visited our 🇪🇺 Crisis Center to thank the teams working around the clock on emergencies across Europe & beyond, particularly during this wildfire season. Their dedication puts 🇪🇺 solidarity into action through the #EUCivilProtection Mechanism. https://t.co/pCXZRKDMGz #EUCivilProtection #WildfireSeason #Solidarity #EU #BE
Devastating wildfires. Floods. Earthquakes. Extreme events are becoming more frequent, in Europe and around the world. When disaster strikes, we count on our brave firefighters and first responders. They embody the best of European solidarity. https://t.co/ySqOosyO5B #ClimateChange #NaturalDisasters #Solidarity #EU
"Management prescriptions that worked 20, 30 years ago may not necessarily be the best for the climate we are moving into." 🌳 On Ghana's cocoa landscapes, shifting rainfall & wildfire risk demand a new forestry strategy Joseph Appiah-Gyapong on The Understory with @TF_Global https://t.co/2DptLn7Fww #ClimateChange #ForestryStrategy #CocoaLandscapes #GH
Unusually early wildfires in the Netherlands tested Europe this spring. France and Germany helped via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. Later, the Netherlands returned the favour in Belgium. European solidarity goes both ways 🇪🇺 https://t.co/CNPsx4zNcu #Wildfires #EuropeanSolidarity #EUCivilProtection #NL #FR #DE #BE
The Hautes Fagnes wildfire hit communities on both sides of the border. I assessed it in Monschau today. Germany has stepped up this summer, supporting several countries through the 🇪🇺 Civil Protection Mechanism. Fires don't stop at borders, neither does our cooperation. https://t.co/nJhyfdQEDj #HautesFagnes #Wildfire #CivilProtection #BE #DE
