AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoWildfire fallout in Europe: Heat-driven blazes are unearthing rusty World War I and II bombs and mines, with blasts reported in France, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands—forcing bomb-disposal teams to sweep forests near former battlefields. Extreme heat toll: Provisional monitoring points to more than 30,000 excess deaths across Europe during back-to-back heatwaves and drought, with Germany among the hardest hit. Germany wildfire response: Chancellor Friedrich Merz is set to interrupt his break to visit the Eifel’s Hürtgenwald area and thank firefighters after the state’s largest-ever forest fire. Energy pressure under heat: Greece’s wholesale power price jumped 68% in a week as heat demand rises while drought and weak wind constrain renewables. Vatican agrivoltaics: The Vatican plans a ~€100m solar-and-crops agrivoltaic plant that could supply power within two years. North Sea warming: German research says squid are increasingly reproducing in the North Sea as waters stay warmer. Sudan water stress: El Niño-linked rainfall delays and falling Nile levels are worsening farm failures amid war and soaring costs.
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