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flash flood

70% of Europe’s flood casualties are due to flash floods, and the number of flash floods increases

Sun

Future heat waves in the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East: hot spots of climate change

mountain stream

Flood peaks of Europe’s rivers will increase, unless driven by snowmelt

vessel

Arctic sea ice decline reduces sailing time from Europe to Asia by almost half

agriculture

Farmers in Eastern Europe will suffer more from climate change than their colleagues in the West

landslide

More intense rainfall will trigger more landslides in Italy

Forest in the Netherlands

More woods in the Netherlands to tackle global warming

beach tourism Cyprus

Cyprus’ tourism industry will change, but will it suffer from climate change?

wetland

Wetlands are shrinking rapidly in Greece

sheep

More precipitation may increase pollution of inland and coastal waters

eutrophication

Little impact climate change on water-borne diseases

Mexico

Improving Mexico City’s resilience to current water issues and climate change

heat stress

Worldwide, heat stress is increasing

drought

Adaptation for the sake of peace and security

refugees

Climate change and refugee flows

flood disaster

Hazards rarely create disasters, the context does

security

Relationship climate change and violence is not that simple!

security

Europe’s security risks under climate change

lake

Why climate change degrades deep-water quality of alpine lakes

malaria

Malaria will not spread across Europe under climate change

warning sign ticks

More tick-borne diseases, but not necessarily due to climate change - Longread

green roof

Urban adaptation to climate change in Europe

reservoir

How to anticipate climate change in large infrastructure projects - Examples from Swedish reservoirs

conference

What do climate service users need and what can they get?

fish store

Norway’s aquaculture needs more focus on long-term climate change

beach in the Netherlands

Sand Motor: Mother Nature helps the Dutch to protect their coast

Cuba

Collaboration with Norway empowers Cuban scientists to help climate proof their nation

reservoir

Lucky Norway. Hydropower and the benefits of climate change

adaptation

Climate change adaptation: the Nordic countries in a global perspective

Utrecht

Longread - Dying from cold in a warmer world

wildfire plane

Wildfire risk is increasing, how to adapt?

reservoir

Hydropower and cooling water under climate change: most of the world’s potential still not being used

wildfire in Europe

Wildfires increase in Europe from north to south by a factor 10!

people

What is driving future water scarcity: climate change or population growth?

wildfire

Wildfires and climate change, a connection that’s hard to deny

sailboat

Olympic and environmental modelling, yes we can

update

Update August 16: Latest news experts tweet about

heat stress

Health impacts of climate change: an overview

heatwave

Longread - Heat waves: the number one natural hazard

pollution

Ozone and fine particulate matter: major killers

Alps

It will rain harder high up in the Alps in summer

glacier

Melting glaciers increase water and sediment yields in Alpine watersheds

heat stress

Climate change caused 70% of heat-related casualties in Paris during hot summer of 2003

flooding

Recent flooding England and Wales not due to more intense rainfall

agriculture

Northern Europe’s agriculture will benefit from longer and warmer growing season, southern countries will suffer

Greenland

Greenland’s archaeological sites threatened by thawing permafrost

wine grapes

French and Swiss wine grape harvest dates 10 days earlier today than in previous 400 years

rock fall

Debris flows in the Alps in a changing climate: are things getting better or worse?