Environment ❯ Climate Change ❯ Extreme Weather

Drought

Impact on Agriculture Agricultural Impact Agricultural Effects Heatwaves Impact on Water Resources Heat Waves Water Resources Wildfires Flooding Water Supply

Global Food Prices Reach Highest Level Since Late 2022

Black Sea attacks, Gulf trade disruptions and extreme heat have tightened supplies and prompted the FAO to lower its 2026 cereal outlook.

Panama and El Salvador Declare National Drought Alarms

French Potato Output Projected to Fall 23% as Growers Demand Emergency State Aid

Drought Shrinks Germany’s Grain Harvest and Triggers Fodder Emergency in the South

Hungary Restarts One Turbine at Paks After Danube Rise

Water Firms Keep Hosepipe Bans in Place Until Rivers and Reservoirs Recover

Drought Pushes UK Toward Worst Cereal Harvest Since 1984

Drought and Heat Drive Acute Feed Shortages as Farmers Demand €300 Per Cow

Hungary Moves to Shut Paks Nuclear Plant as Danube Falls to Record Low

Mammoth Remains Exposed on Danube Riverbed in Northern Bulgaria

Heat-Damaged Embankments Force Reduced Timetable on West of England Line

Heat and Drought Threaten Parmigiano Reggiano Production

Heatwave and Spring Drought Damage Grain Crops as Harvest Begins

France Formally Recognizes Disaster Status for 221 Communes After 2025–26 Droughts and Floods

FOI Analysis Finds Nearly 27,000 Wildfires in England During Record Warm Spring and Summer

Italy Logged 376 Extreme-Weather Events in 2025, Second-Highest in 11 Years

National Trust Puts UK Nature on Red Alert After Record Heat, Drought and Wildfires

Government Stands Firm on Farm Inheritance Tax Overhaul Taking Effect in April 2026

France’s 2025 Wine Harvest Cut to About 36 Million Hectolitres After August Heatwave

Agriculture Ministry Weighs National Subsidy for Farm Multi-Peril Insurance