Climate change undermines the safety of buildings and infrastructure in Europe
Higher temperatures will accelerate corrosion of buildings, and will expose infrastructure to higher stresses, thus undermining the safety of constructions. Researchers of the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change and members of the scientific network established by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, co-authored two studies, suggesting a review of the EU standards for structural design.
Read more on the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change website.
Date: 14 Oct 2020