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Description

  • Hail events are among the most costly weather-related extreme events in several European regions, causing substantial damage to crops, vehicles, buildings and other infrastructure.
  • The number of hail events is highest in mountainous areas and pre-Alpine regions. Since 1951, increasing hail trends have been noted in southern France and Austria, and decreasing (but not statistically significant) trends have been noted in parts of eastern Europe.
  • Future projections of hail events are subject to large uncertainties, because small-scale hail events cannot be directly represented in global and regional climate models. However, model-based studies for central Europe show some agreement that hailstorm frequency will increase in this region.

 

Reference information

Websites:
https://www.eea.europa.eu/ds_resolveuid/IND-424-en
Source:
EEA

Published in Climate-ADAPT Nov 7, 2018   -   Last Modified in Climate-ADAPT Dec 12, 2023

Date of publication:

2017

Keywords:
CLIM 053, hail
Climate impacts:

Flooding, Ice and Snow

Adaptation elements:

Adaptation Measures and Actions, Observations and Scenarios, Climate services

Sectors:

Agriculture, Biodiversity, Buildings, Forestry, Transport, Urban

Geographic characterisation:

Europe

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