In brief | 4 August ‘26

DW: German residents near Berlin fight for their drinking water

Brandenburg has become a striking example of a conflict that is gaining importance around the world.

Reuters: Romanian carmakers Dacia, Ford stop production until 19 Aug as power crisis looms

Carmakers temporarily halt ​production until 19 August, voluntarily reducing power consumption ​as the ​country faces electricity supply ‌problems.

Bloomberg: Swiss army airlifts water to alpine farms parched by drought

Switzerland called in the military to deliver water to cattle farms in the Alps after several weeks of intense heat have dried out the country’s mountaintop meadows.

The Times: Heatwave forces farmers to abandon crops as harvests fail

Extreme weather and rising costs see growers diversifying into alternative businesses, raising severe concerns over the future of British food security.

The Guardian: Greece battles wildfires

Fire department continues to tackle blazes across the country, including the islands, as fires are fed by gale-force winds.

Reuters: Europe's wildfire season exposes climate insurance gap

Domestic insurers are expected to absorb most of the losses from Europe's worst wildfire season in recent history, but the blazes are also raising a bigger question: who will pay ​as climate-driven disasters become more frequent and destructive?