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File Late lessons II Chapter 15 - Floods: lessons about early warning systems
Located in Publications › Late lessons from early warnings: science, precaution, innovation › Chapters
Indicator Assessment Damages from weather and climate-related events (CLIM 039) - Assessment published Nov 2012
Hydro-meteorological events (storms, floods, and landslides) account for 64 % of the reported damages due to natural disasters in Europe since 1980; climatological events (extreme temperatures; droughts and forest fires) account for another 20 %. Overall damages from extreme weather events have increased from EUR 9 billion in the 1980s to more than EUR 13 billion in the 2000s (inflation-corrected). The observed damage increase is primarily due to increases in population, economic wealth and human activities in hazard-prone areas and to better reporting. It is currently difficult to determine accurately the proportion of damage costs that are attributable to climate change. The contribution of climate change to the damage costs from natural disasters is expected to increase due to the projected changes in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events.
Located in Data and maps › Indicators › Damages from weather and climate-related events
Highlight 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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EEAFigure Natural disasters in EEA member countries, 1980–2009
Natural disasters in EEA member countries from 1980 to 2009
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Publication Mapping the impacts of natural hazards and technological accidents in Europe
The report assesses the occurrence and impacts of disasters and the underlying hazards such as storms, extreme temperature events, forest fires, water scarcity and droughts, floods, snow avalanches, landslides, earthquakes, volcanoes and technological accidents in Europe for the period 1998-2009.
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EEAFigure Natural disasters in EEA member countries
Natural disasters in EEA member countries from 1980 to 2011. Events can occur in several countries; events are counted country-wise.
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