Floods damaged several roads in Málaga Province, Andalusia, Spain, in January 2026. Image credit: Diputación de Málaga Spain experienced two periods of severe flooding between late December 2025 and early January 2026, as successive storm systems brought intense rainfall to the south and east of the country. The late December event caused damage and disruption […]
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The EPP Group welcomes the Commission’s European Preparedness Union Strategy and emphasises the urgent need for tangible, actionable steps to enhance the EU’s resilience and crisis readiness. The EU must urgently elevate civil preparedness through a whole-of-government, whole-of-society, all-hazards approach, as an integral part of a safe Europe. With solidarity as the underlying principle, we must
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Source(s): United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Aerial view of the city of Belém, Brazil, which is hosting the COP30 Climate Summit. BELÉM, Brazil – 12 November 2025 – The number of countries with reported Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems has reached a record high of 119 countries. Moreover, the comprehensiveness of these
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Άλλη μια ξεχωριστή διήμερη εκδήλωση στο πλαίσιο του προγράμματος SAILOR με επικεφαλής το Ινστιτούτο Πολιτικής Προστασίας του Πανεπιστημίου Δυτικής Μακεδονίας. Σε ανάρτηση του στο Facebook ο πρόεδρος του ινστιτούτου Δρ. Ιωάννης Μπακούρος γράφει:《Αποστολή μας να επιδείξουμε και να εκπαιδεύσουμε Γεωργιανούς και Αζέρους αξιωματούχους Πολιτικής Προστασίας και ανταποκριτές Πυροσβεστικού Σώματος. Τις δύο αυτές ημέρες επισκεφθήκαμε το
New research conducted by researchers at Florida Atlantic University as revealed new ways to reduce the risks of devastating wildfires while promoting healthier forests and combating climate change In the Western United States, over a century of fire suppression, global warming, and prolonged droughts have led to increasingly destructive wildfires. As surface fuels like dead
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