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River floods (CLIM 017) - Assessment published Nov 2012: More than 325 major river floods have been reported for Europe since 1980, of which more than 200 have been reported since 2000. The rise in the reported number of flood events over recent decades results mainly from better reporting and from land-use changes Global warming is projected to intensify the hydrological cycle and increase the occurrence and frequency of flood events in large parts of Europe. However, estimates of changes in flood frequency and magnitude remain highly uncertain. In regions with reduced in snow accumulation during winter, the risk of early spring flooding would decrease.
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River flow drought (CLIM 018) - Assessment published Nov 2012: Europe has been affected by several major droughts in recent decades, such as the catastrophic drought associated with the 2003 summer heat wave in central parts of the continent and the 2005 drought in the Iberian Peninsula. Severity and frequency of droughts appear to have increased in parts of Europe, in particular in southern Europe. Regions most prone to an increase in drought hazard are southern and south-eastern Europe, but minimum river flows will also decrease significantly in many other parts of the continent, especially in summer.
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Water scarcity and drought events in Europe during the last decade: The map shows the main drought events in Europe in 2002 - 2011
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Key observed and projected climate change and impacts for the main regions in Europe: The map shows the observed and projected climate change and impacts for the main biogeographical regions in Europe
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EU-27 physical trade balance with the rest of the World, 2011: This figure shows 2011 direct imports and exports of biomass, fuels/mining products and manufactures as well as totals of the EU27 in million tonnes; data for totals in 1999 are compared
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Growth in the Productivity of Labour, Energy and Materials in the EU: This figure shows the development of labour productivity, energy productivity and materials productivity in the EU
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Development of municipal waste management in the EU-27, 1995–2010: -
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Development of Ecological Footprint and Available Biocapacity per capita in EEA Member Countries: The ecological footprint is a measure of the area needed to support a population's lifestyle. This includes the consumption of food, fuel, wood, and fibres. Pollution, such as carbon dioxide emissions, is also counted as part of the footprint. Biocapacity measures how biologically productive land is. It is measured in 'global hectares': a hectare with the world average biocapacity. Biologically productive land includes cropland, pasture, forests and fisheries
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Domestic GHG emissions in the EU-15 (*) and the EU‑27, 1990–2010: The figure shows the trends in EU greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990/base year
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Status of marine fish stocks (CSI 032) - Assessment published Sep 2011: Most of the EU commercial catch is currently taken from stocks that are assessed. There is, however, a clear trend from north to south: almost all catches in the north come from assessed stocks, whereas in the south this only happens for around half of the catch. Of the assessed commercial stocks in the NE Atlantic, about one third is outside safe biological limits. In the Mediterranean, about half of the assessed stocks are fished outside safe biological limits. In the Black Sea no stocks are assessed.
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