The Relative Sea Level Rise index is relevant to coastal management. This Index is part of the relative Sea Level type of the Coastal category of the classification
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The Snowfall Amount is relevant to the tourism and water sectors. This Index is part of the Snow and Land Ice Hazard type of the Snow and Ice category of the classification
The River Flood index is relevant to hydrological applications, transport, and disaster risk management. This Index is based on 50-year flood recurrence values based on maximum river discharge values for the 50-year return period and is part of the River flood type of the Wet and Dry category of the classification
The High Fire Danger Days index is relevant to Forestry but can also indirectly affect others such as tourism, transport and energy. This Index is based on the Fire Weather Index (FWI) and is part of the Wildfire type of the Wet and Dry category of the classification
The Fire Weather Index (FWI) is relevant to forestry, local planning and disaster risk management. This Index is part of the Drought Hazard type of the Wet and Dry category of the classification
The Maximum Temperature Index is relevant to human health, agriculture and biodiversity. It indicates the temperature of the coldest day of a period, typically of the year, but also over a particular season or month
Precipitation is an essential climate variable making the Total Precipitation a fundamental index for following climate variability and change. This Index is the only one in the Total precipitation Hazard type of the Wet and Dry category of the classification
The River Discharge index is relevant to hydrological applications, transport, and disaster risk management. This Index is based on daily river discharge values and is part of the River flood type of the Wet and Dry category of the classification
The Extreme Sea Level index is relevant to coastal management. This Index is part of the Coastal flooding of the Coastal category of the classification
The Tiger Mosquito Climatic Suitability index is relevant to human health. The tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) is an invasive species from south-east Asia favoured by a warmer climate and represents a serious threat as it transmits vector-borne diseases such as dengue and chikungunya
The Climatological Heatwave Days index is relevant to human health, agriculture, energy, wildfire and infrastructure. This Index is part of the Extreme Heat Hazard type of the Heat and Cold category of the classification
The Apparent Temperature Heatwave Days index is relevant to human health. This Index is part of the Extreme Heat Hazard type of the Heat and Cold category of the classification
The Frost Days Index is relevant to agriculture. This Index is part of the Cold spell and frost Hazard type of the Heat and Cold category of the classification
The Tropical Nights index is relevant to human health. This index is based on daily minimum temperature and is part of the Extreme Heat Hazard type of the Heat and Cold category of the classification
The Aridity Actual index is relevant to biodiversity, agriculture, forest and water management. This Index is based on daily precipitation and evapotranspiration and is part of the Aridity Hazard type of the Wet and Dry category of the classification
The Tiger Mosquito Climatic Season Length index is relevant to human health. The tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) is an invasive species from south-east Asia favoured by a warmer climate and represents a serious threat as it transmits vector-borne diseases such as dengue and chikungunya
The Minimum Temperature Index is relevant to human health, agriculture and biodiversity. It indicates the temperature of the coldest day of a period, typically of the year, but also over a particular season or month
Temperature is an essential climate variable making the Mean Temperature a fundamental index for following climate variability and change. This Index is the main one in the Mean temperature Hazard type of the Heat and Cold category of the classification
The Maximum Consecutive Five-Day Precipitation index is relevant to agriculture, water management, transport and the urban sector. This Index is based on daily precipitation and is part of the Extreme Precipitation Hazard type of the Wet and Dry category of the classification
The Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) days index is relevant to human health. This Index is part of the Extreme Heat Hazard type of the Heat and Cold category of the classification
The Growing Degree Days index is relevant to agriculture. This Index is part of the Mean temperature Hazard type of the Heat and Cold category of the classification
The Extreme Precipitation Days index is relevant to agriculture, water management, transport and the urban sector. This Index is based on daily precipitation and is part of the Extreme Precipitation Hazard type of the Wet and Dry category of the classification
The Cooling Degree Days index is relevant to energy. This Index is part of the Mean temperature Hazard type of the Heat and Cold category of the classification
The Heating Degree Days index is relevant to energy. This Index is part of the Mean temperature Hazard type of the Heat and Cold category of the classification
The EXHAUSTION interactive tool visualizes how climate change will affect human lives in urban settings under possible future socio-economic and greenhouse gas emission scenarios, emphasizing the need for climate action and policy planning. The tool visualizes heat- and cold-related mortality across 854 European cities between 2015 and 2099
Climate change affects human health through more frequent and/or more severe extreme weather events and increasing climate variability. National information and early warning systems (for UV index, heat, pollen and ozone) can potentially prompt protective or adaptive measures for the population and thus protect health from environmental factors
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