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Late lessons II Chapter 18 - Late lessons from Chernobyl early warnings from Fukushima: Located in Publications › Late lessons from early warnings: science, precaution, innovation › Chapters
Casualties of 1999 avalanches: Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Direct losses from weather disasters (CLIM 039) - Assessment published Sep 2008: About 90 % of all natural disasters in Europe that have occurred since 1980 are directly or indirectly attributable to weather and climate. About 95 % of economic losses caused by catastrophic events have resulted from these weather and climate-related disasters. The average number of annual disastrous weather and climate-related events in Europe increased by about 65 % over 1998-2007 compared with the annual average for the 1980s, while non-weather events (e.g. earthquakes) remained stable. An unknown share of this increase can be attributed to climate change, the rest to changes in the sensitivity of human/societal systems. Overall losses resulting from weather- and climate-related events have increased clearly during the past 25 years. Even though social change and economic development are the main factors responsible for this increase, there is evidence that changing patterns of weather disasters are also drivers. However, it is still not possible to determine the proportion of the increase in damages that might be attributed to anthropogenic climate change. While in the immediate future disaster losses are projected to increase mainly as a result of societal change and economic development, the most severe effects of anthropogenic climate change on economic assets are expected in the second half of the century.
Located in Data and maps › Indicators › Direct losses from weather disasters
Sites of major technological accidents (1998-2002): Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Areas burnt in Portugal in 2003 summer season up to 8 August 2003: Note: Since the satellite monitoring system used can only detect burnt areas of at least 50 hectares with good accuracy, the total burnt area will certainly be greater than that shown.
Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Forest fires 1998-2002, based on satellite observations: Note: This map is based on satellite observations of all types of fires, with non-forest fires filtered out as far as possible
Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Location of lakes Djoran and Iliki: Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Nuclear accident in Japan: where to get up-to-date information: Following the massive earthquake and tsunami of 11 March 2011, a number of explosions and fires took place at the reactor buildings of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Japan declared a state of alert and reported leaks of radioactive material. Given the magnitude and the global dimension of the disaster, Japanese authorities and the international community are following the situation very closely. A series of sources provide the public with up-to-date information on the accident's possible impacts on Europe's environment as well as radiation measurements across Europe.
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Disasters in Europe: more frequent and causing more damage: The number and impacts of disasters have increased in Europe in the period 1998-2009, a new report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) concludes. The report assesses the frequency of disasters and their impacts on humans, the economy and ecosystems and calls for better integrated risk disaster management across Europe.
Located in News
Number of reported deaths and minimum and maximum temperature in Paris during the heatwave in summer 2003: Notes: Reported deaths (bars on left axis), temperature (lines, right axis).
Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs