02/12/2020
Posted by: Windfair Editors
Europe Faces Worsening Impacts of Climate Change
Image: PixabayOfficial Press Release European Environment Agency:
Why does Europe need to limit climate change and adapt to its impacts?
Europe’s many regions are expected to face worsening impacts of climate change over the next decades. A compilation of several existing maps published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) illustrates how drought, heavy rain and flooding, forest fires and sea-level rise could affect some selected regions in Europe, including Central Europe, the Iberian peninsula, Scandinavia, Brittany and Venice.
The increased exposure to climate related hazards will differ from region to region across Europe, according to the EEA story map (download as pdf )The background briefing shows examples of selected risks... ... More: Official Press Release European Environment Agency
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