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city heat

Cities are vulnerable hotspots of climate change - Longread

mine

Exposure of global metal mining industry to climate change

Syria

Climate change, water and security in the Middle East

urban flooding

Business supply chain networks are vulnerable for climate change in many ways

heritage

Is our cultural heritage threatened by climate change?

fish

Species on the move: Impacts on ecosystems and human well-being

river

Seasonality high and low flows of the world’s largest rivers hardly shifts under climate change

flood

Strong increase global river flood risk may trigger large-scale crises

rice

Adaptation could turn climate change into an opportunity for European rice growers

food

Vulnerabilities of Europe’s economy to global water scarcity and drought

Lisbon

Whether high or low flows of large rivers increase or decrease varies from one region to another

beach in the Netherlands

Climate change impacts on dune erosion along the Dutch coast

Hydropower dam

Extreme weather impacts on critical infrastructure

train

It pays off to adapt road and rail transport to climate change. Austria as an example

wildfire in Europe

Changing wildfire regimes in Mediterranean Europe: human activities versus climate change

Wine map Europe

In a warming world, what happens to wine?

tool coastal hazard

Launched: coastal hazard assessment app

apple tree

Shifting fruit growing conditions call for adaptation in southern Europe

city heat

Vulnerability European cities to extreme events is increasing

Sea ice

How high will the seas rise?

storm

Stronger weather fronts over Europe induce more extreme weather

Amsterdam

Amsterdam is hot, in many ways

Forest

More than carbon storage - The role of forests in climate change

Rhine

The River Rhine is heating up in response to climate change

wintersport

Less snow in the Alps will affect society in many ways

beach

Protecting Poland against future coastal floods is not that expensive

landslide

Glacier retreat triggers landslide response

wheat

Climate impacts on European agriculture are not necessarily negative

urban drainage

Green versus engineering: climate-proofing urban storm water networks calls for tailor-made solutions

Ireland

Lower wind speed and waves along the Irish coast this century

flooding

A dollar of flood damage hits poor and vulnerable people hardest

Central Europe

Droughts are increasing in Central Europe, but precipitation stays the same

Mediterranean

Future Mediterranean land ecosystem changes unmatched in last 10,000 years

Swiss Alps

Snow cover duration in Swiss Alps has shortened by 9 days per decade since 1970

fish

Climate change impacts on biodiversity, an overview

bird

Migratory birds under threat

rain

First climate models were right: heavy rainfall events are increasing

Truck

Trucks, could they cease to be an environmental concern?

heritage

How to protect our cultural heritage from flooding? Experience in the Netherlands

glacier lake

Dangerous beauties. Risks and opportunities of new lakes formed by melting glaciers

Malta

Archaeological sites under climate change: what can be preserved, and how?

The Netherlands

The Netherlands aims to reduce its CO2 emission to almost zero in 2050

heatwave

We have made Europe’s warmest year of 2014 at least 500 times more likely

storm surge

Storm surge levels increase along Northern Europe’s coastline

thermometer

Hottest summers of the past will be the ‘new normal’ within 20 years

Book risk management

Free download: New book on Disaster Risk Management natural catastrophes in Europe

Forest

Warmer winters increase forest damage by snow loads in coldest parts of Europe

beach Crete

Cretan beaches (Greece) highly vulnerable to sea level rise