The head of the European Space Agency is warning economic damage from heat waves and drought could dwarf Europe's energy crisis as he called for urgent action to tackle climate change.
Currently, dry conditions are challenging French firefighters and Germany's shipping industryA cargo ship travels on the Rhine River on Wednesday in Bonn,
Germany. The ongoing hot weather and lack of rain have caused water levels on the Rhine and several other German rivers to fall, which is complicating shipping.
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