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Kyiv burns, Dresden hums

Russia pounds Kyiv as heat, AI and public safety failures test governments

The day’s hardest news came from Kyiv, where Russia’s overnight barrage killed civilians and reopened the argument over whether Ukraine’s allies are moving fast enough. Elsewhere, heat, fire, artificial intelligence and old-fashioned negligence pressed governments to show that they can still manage physical risk, not just announce plans.

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Climate: from mitigation to adaptation

The UN's warning about El Niño's strengthening provides a global meteorological context for ongoing extreme weather, but does not introduce a new EU-level adaptation policy or crisis.

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Wildfire in Vouzela, Portugal

Disasters·High·Reported 1d ago·Updated 1h 30m ago
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    Wildfire in Vouzela, Portugal

    Spreads to five fronts and injures seven people as over 1,200 personnel deploy to contain the blaze

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