Climate breakdown: Is the EU adapting to the new normal? Europe's summer of disasters

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To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. It has been called Europe's disaster year. 2026 has seen more than 30,000 excess deaths linked to heatwaves, along with mega wildfires, nuclear power plants having to shut down, gas plants under pressure, droughts reducing hydropower generation from rivers and wild fluctuations in electricity prices, not to mention major disruptions to crops and farming in general. So is the EU adapting effectively to the new normal of climate breakdown?

And are the plans announced by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on a "heatwave plan" and related measures credible? We put the question to two MEPs. _Programme prepared by Perrine Desplats, Isabelle Romero and Agnès Le Cossec_ France announces €1 billion aid for farmers recovering from drought, heatwaves Heat domes test Europe's climate resilience: Is the EU ready for a hotter future? Oceans reach hottest June on record as El Niño threatens higher temperatures Climate breakdown: Is the EU adapting to the new normal?

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