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Economic damage caused by climate-related extreme events

Figure Created 10 Dec 2019 Published 11 Dec 2019 Last modified 29 Nov 2020

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Topics: Climate change adaptation

Economic damage caused by weather and climate-related extreme events

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Units:: Billion EUR (2017 values)
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Geophysical events: earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions;
Meteorological events: storms;
Hydrological events: floods, mass movements;
Climatological events: heatwaves, cold waves, droughts, forest fires.

Total economic damages in EUR billion (= EUR 1 000 million; in 2017 prices), based on the damage records from the NatCatSERVICE of Munich Re and the EUROSTAT structural indicators.

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