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AleRunner writes: "Solar has been doing the 'heavy lifting' to help Europe meet its energy needs amid a string of blistering heatwaves," Euronews tells us. Meanwhile, as Europe's energy demands rise with the heat, jellyfish have been causing shutdowns and reduced power output at multiple reactors at French nuclear plants, as we already discussed. Euronews reports: A new analysis from energy think-tank Ember found that solar output in European countries rose by up to 17 percent on heatwave days in June and July. Researchers say that this helped power the grid as electricity demand increased by as much as a quarter on hot days. Heatwaves often trigger a spike in electricity consumption due to the sudden need for cooling, mainly from energy-intensive air conditioning (A/C) units.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that space cooling, which is mostly A/C units and fans, consumed around seven percent of the world's electricity in 2022. Even in countries where A/C ownership is low, countries experience energy demand spikes when scorching temperatures hit. During the early summer heatwaves of 2025, France, for example, recorded an evening electricity peak that was 25 percent above the off-season average due to air conditioning.

Ember's analysis found that during the late-June heatwave this summer, daily electricity demand rose byup to 28 percent in Italy, 23 percent in Hungary, 14 percent in France and 13 percent in Spain compared with pre-heatwave days. It says as heatwave-driven demand increased, solar was the only major power source to perform "better than usual." Compared with other days in June and July, average daily solar generation during the heatwaves was 17 percent higher in France and Hungary, five percent higher in Spain and the same in Italy.

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This Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite image, captured on 11 August 2026, shows extensive wildfire smoke spreading across western Canada and into the northwestern United States. The scene comes amid a severe wildfire situation in British Columbia, where more than 100 active fires were reported in mid-August, with numerous fires classified as out of control. Thousands of people have been evacuated, particularly in the Okanagan region, while smoke has been transported southwards into Washington and Oregon.

The Canadian government has also identified British Columbia as facing the highest and most sustained wildfire risk for the 2026 summer season, amid persistent drought and above-normal temperatures.

See a corresponding Copernicus Sentinel-5P image of the distribution of carbon monoxide also from these fires.

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Credits: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2026), processed by ESA; CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO

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This Copernicus Sentinel-5P image shows the three-day average distribution of atmospheric carbon monoxide from fires across North America between 9 and 11 August 2026, highlighting the extensive impact of recent wildfires in Canada and Siberia.

The graphic consists of two hemispheric views of Earth. The left globe is cantered on the northern hemisphere, with Canada and Russia clearly labelled, while the right globe is cantered on Antarctica and the southern hemisphere. The underlying surface is rendered primarily in shades of grey, allowing the atmospheric carbon monoxide signal to stand out in shades of orange.

The most prominent feature is the broad region of elevated carbon monoxide over Canada and the high northern latitudes. A particularly strong orange–red enhancement is visible across parts of Canada, with additional elongated plumes extending westward and southward. These elevated carbon monoxide concentrations are consistent with the atmospheric signature of emissions from wildfires.

A white square labelled ‘detail’ references an Credits: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2026), processed by ESA; optical image of the fires near Vancouver in Canada from Copernicus Sentinel-2.

In contrast, the southern hemisphere view is dominated by relatively low values of carbon monoxide, shown primarily in grey, with only limited orange enhancements along parts of the outer Antarctic and southern high-latitude regions.

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Credits: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2026), processed by ESA; CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO

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These images show two contrasting views of the countryside around the Serbian capital, Belgrade, captured on 8 August 2026.

The image on the left was captured by Copernicus Sentinel-3, using false-colour data on the near infrared channel of the Ocean and Land Colour Instrument (OLCI). The instrument’s red band was used, with red representing the thick vegetation around Belgrade. Sentinel-3’s OLCI is able to image in strips 1270 km wide, enabling it to take a broad view across large regions.

The image on the right was captured by Copernicus Sentinel-2. In contrast to Sentinel-3’s OLCI instrument, the high-resolution multispectral instrument on board Sentinel-2 is able to provide more detail. It images a strip of just 290 km in width, so we can see the burnt area of the Deliblato Sands wildfire just north of the Danube river.

There have been more than 600 wildfires in Serbia in recent days, according to the government’s Head of the Emergency Situations Sector Luka Čaušić.

The Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS) was activated on 2 August (activation number EMSR914) to provide mapping of wildfires reported in Serbia, including the fire at Deliblato Sands. The CEMS Rapid Mapping was requested to delineate the burnt areas and provide data to assess damage.

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Credits: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2026), processed by ESA.

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