Extreme weather in Europe

Extreme weather threatens celebrated drinking quartet

Extreme weather linked to climate change in the form of heavy downpours, droughts and storms is now hampering production for some of Europe's most popular beverage manufacturers, reports Euronews.

Purely, the British pint may be under threat. The reason is that the important ingredient hops does not thrive in warmer and drier climates. The well-known Guinness beer is also said to be in the danger zone, as manufacturers warn of water shortages.

Even producers of the popular prosecco bubble and the Hungarian fruit spirit pálinka are said to have had it tougher as a result of increasingly unpredictable weather.
Greek fish death.

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Tavern owner: "Income is zero, morale is zero"

160 tons of dead fish have been washed away around the coastal town of Volos in Greece, but the stench is heavy and the tourists are fleeing the field. That is reported by Kathimerini.

The fish kill has occurred after floods followed by severe drought forced freshwater fish into the sea, where they cannot survive.

For business, it has been a "bad week". Dimitris Iakovidis owns a tavern on the promenade.

- I have 20 employees and we just sit and stare at each other. Morale is down to zero, incomes too.

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Fish death creates state of emergency for Greek port city

The Greek port city of Volos has declared a state of emergency after being completely flooded with dead fish, the Athens News Agency reports. Pictures show how huge amounts of fish have accumulated along the coast and in rivers.

The reason for the fish death is that a nearby lake flooded last year. When the water eventually receded, the freshwater fishermen were forced to seek out the port of Volos, which opens into the sea, and there they cannot survive.

The stench is described as unbearable and tourists have left the area.