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Europe needs coastal adaptation measures to avoid catastrophic flooding by the end of the century

Due to an increase in extreme sea levels driven by global warming, coastal floods in Europe could impact up to 3.65 million people every year in Europe by 2100, compared to around 102.000 today, according to two Joint Research Centre studies.
Date: 16 Aug 2018
Filed under: flooding, impact