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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 › Single chapters
Number of reported extreme weather events and wildfire: This figure shows the yearly number of extreme weather events (cold, storm, flood and wet mass movement, heat wave, wildfire, drought and drymass movement dry) in EEA member and collaborating countries in the period 1980 - 2011.
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New IPCC report addresses risks of extreme events and disasters: It is "virtually certain" that warm weather extreme events will become more frequent this century, according to a new summary report published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on 18 November. In order to explore ways of adapting to heatwaves and other extreme events potentially exacerbated in future by climate change, the IPCC has brought together a range of scientific and professional expertise.
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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.
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Overall and insured losses from weather disasters in Europe 1980-2007: The figure shows the overall and insured losses from weather disasters in Europe 1980-2007
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Natural disasters in Europe during 1980-2007: Most of the casualties were elderly people who died in the 2003 summer heat wave (surmortality).
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Natural disasters in Europe 1980-2007: The figure shows the natural disasters in Europe 1980 - 2007
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Celebrating Europe and its environment – past successes, future challenges. Interview with EEA’s executive director Prof. Jacqueline McGlade: 2007 marks the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome. In this interview, EEA’s executive director Prof. Jacqueline McGlade looks back at the last 50 years of Europe’s environmental policy and reflects on the challenges that still lie ahead.
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Recurrence of flood events in Europe between 1998-2005: Note: In producing this map, satellite images of the flooded areas were examined and used as a basis for mapping the major river catchments affected by flooding during the period 1998-2005
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