Low water levels in the Rhine; Germany’s largest airport faces potential jet fuel shortages

 

Lufthansa has instructed its pilots to refuel their aircraft with an extra margin at other airports, so that they require less jet fuel upon arrival in Frankfurt. 

Isaias weakens, downgraded to post-tropical cyclone, after making landfall in US Gulf Coast as hurricane

 Hurricane Isaias has crashed into the United States Gulf Coast before losing speed and turning into a post-tropical storm as it moved over southern Alabama, threatening flash flooding and strong winds farther inland.

Tsunami threat following 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Panama

 

A tsunami threat was issued this Friday for the coasts of several Latin American countries following a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Panama. 

Isaias threat from the Gulf of Mexico looms over U.S. oil production

Hurricane Isaias is disrupting oil production in the Gulf of Mexico and threatens to affect nearly 2.4% of U.S. refining capacity, amid tight fuel supplies in international markets, CNBC reports.

Amazon rainforest is absorbing less carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

 This is due to wildfires, whose pollutants react with sunlight to form tropospheric ozone, scientists from the University of Exeter in the UK revealed.

The 3 Latin American countries that will suffer the hardest economic hit from El Niño

 

Ecuador, Paraguay, and Argentina are the Latin American countries that could suffer the greatest negative economic impact in 2026 due to the climate phenomenon known as El Niño, the World Bank (WB) warned.