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This island in Kiribati could be the key to solve the Amelia Earhart mystery

Nearly 90 years after US aviator Amelia Earhart vanished over the Pacific, a new expedition to the remote island of Nikumaroro hopes a lagoon anomaly could finally reveal the fate of her missing aircraft.

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Half of Europe witnessed record heat stress this summer — EU

The EU's climate monitor said this summer was third-warmest for the continent on record. European rivers also registered their lowest average flows since records began in 1992.

  • 52% of Europe experienced very strong heat stress by summer's end
  • Summer ranked as third-warmest on record for Europe
  • Drought affected nearly half of Europe by summer's end

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