Extreme weather and climate in Europe

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The report is written for climate experts and illustrates the current scientific knowledge of extreme weather and climate events in Europe considering four variables: temperature, precipitation, hail, and drought (meteorological, hydrological and soil moisture). It includes a comprehensive literature review and presents recorded observations and modelled projections for extreme events. The report focuses on four European case studies characterized by extreme weather/climate events.

Reference information

Websites:

https://www.eionet.europa.eu/etcs/etc-cca/products/etc-cca-reports/extreme-20weather-20and-20climate-20in-20europe

Source:

ETC/CCA Technical Paper N. 2/2015

Published in Climate-ADAPT: May 22, 2018

Date of publication:

2015

Keywords:

climate extremes, climate observations

Climate impacts:

Droughts, Storms, Extreme heat, Extreme cold

Adaptation Approaches:

Observations and Scenarios, Climate services

Sectors:

Disaster Risk Reduction

Geographic characterisation:

Europe

Countries:

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

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