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salmon fisheries

The future of food from the sea may look good

outdoor workers

Escalating summer heat exposure will increase loss in labour productivity

report CGIAR

Investment into research must double to halt climate and food crises by 2030, warns CGIAR

winter in Norway

Scandinavian winters are getting shorter at a rapid pace

river flood

The number of rivers that may flood at the same time is changing

airplane

Climate change already affects airplane take-offs, study for Greek airports shows

city centre

Climate change affects all economies, through foreign trade

population developing country

Developed countries require larger climate anomalies for a disaster to unfold

chimney

USA and EU responsible for 69 per cent of climate breakdown, new study shows

fisheries

Ocean acidification affects our health in many ways

beach

How much will Europe’s sandy beaches erode when sea level rises?

storm surge barrier in the Netherlands

For Europe’s high value coastal conurbations extra flood protection pays off

river flood Dresden

Compound flooding in northwestern Europe: river and coastal floods are sometimes linked

river Rhine in the Netherlands

Multiyear droughts on the rise in European river catchments

river in Sweden

No climate change impact on river discharge in Sweden

wheat harvest

Risk of food production failures in different global breadbaskets at the same time has increased

peatlands

For peat’s sake! Scotland restores its peatlands to keep carbon locked up

wildfire

Climate change is not always the main driver of river discharge changes

groundwater extraction

Ten per cent of global mean sea level rise is water lost from land

apple trees

Increasing risks of apple tree frost damage under climate change

Sea level rise

Global sea level rise is accelerating by an extra mm per decade

hospital

Health adaptation to climate change: a global assessment

drought

Climate-driven shocks to agriculture spur emigration from poor countries

airconditioning

Urbanization increases heat stress urban dwellers, on top of global warming

wildfire

Experts call for different approach to wildfire management in Mediterranean-type regions

biodiversity

Primary production plants and trees increases despite negative impacts more extreme droughts

algae bloom

Phytoplankton blooms on lakes are increasing since the 1980s

Heatwave

Europe’s heat waves of 2018 highly unlikely without human-caused warming

wildfire in Spain

What conditions cause large wildfires in Portugal and Spain?

glacier

The loss of glaciers creates opportunities for water storage and hydropower

fish store

The ‘perfect storm’ of climate change impacts on both agriculture and marine fisheries

Arctic permafrost

Thawing Arctic permafrost may have unexpected and far-reaching impacts

peatlands

Peatlands, a growing net source of greenhouse gasses since 1960

Spain

Not climate change but population growth is increasing flood risk at Spanish Mediterranean coast

river flood

Annual maximum river flow is changing across Europe, probably due to climate change

beach

Global vulnerability to sea-level rise and coastal flooding strongly underestimated

flood Dresden

What changes flood risk in Europe? Reflections from a reinsurance perspective

heat stress

Heat stress risk in Southern Europe is increasing

Transform Summit

Businesses on their journey to sustainability: Notes from Transform 2019

wheat

Climate change doesn’t have to result in wheat yield losses in southern Europe

flood disaster

Good news: Global vulnerability to climate-related hazards is decreasing, so far.

global temperature map

The pace of smashing extreme temperature records is increasing

Wadden Sea

So far, intertidal flats in the Wadden Sea can easily keep up with sea-level rise

permafrost

Observed loss of carbon in thawing Alaskan permafrost faster than previously thought

armed conflict

Does climate change already affect armed conflicts?

rock avalanche warning sign

Temperature and precipitation changes seem to trigger slope destabilization in the Alps

skating on a canal in the Netherlands

Across Europe, cold extremes are warming more rapidly than hot extremes

flood damage

Damage and fatalities extreme weather events in Europe on the rise