‘The Climate Crisis Is Here’: Cypriot MEPs Demand More Wildfire Protection
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"The heat waves increase the risk of forest fires", said Commissioner for Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib this Wednesday during a debate in the European Parliament in which she assured that the European Commission has "learned the lesson" and reinforced its disaster response mechanism, to support the efforts of European governments against fire.Keep reading....
‘The climate crisis is here’: Cypriot MEPs demand more wildfire protection
Cypriot members of the European Parliament on Wednesday demanded that the island be offered more protection from the consequences of wildfires as the Strasbourg plenary session discussed the European Union’s preparedness to deal with fires and heatwaves in the future. “The climate crisis is here, even if the conservative [United States President Donald] Trump imitators do not recognise it, and even if [European Commission President Ursula] von d…
Climate emergency: S&Ds urge stronger EU action as deadly heatwaves and wildfires hit Europe
As Europe is hit by increasingly deadly heatwaves and devastating wildfires at the very start of summer, the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament are calling on the European Commission to urgently strengthen the EU's preparedness and response to the growing climate emergency. During a plenary debate in Strasbourg on strengthening Europe's resilience to recurring heatwaves and escalating wildfire...
MEPs debated on Wednesday how the European Union should address the impact of the increasing heatwave. The debate also covered how to prepare to protect people from high temperatures and prevent forest fires. The European Commissioner for Crisis Preparedness and Management, Hadja Lahbib, also took part in the discussions. Europe was hit by a record heatwave in June, claiming thousands of lives across the continent.
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