Extreme heat could reduce Europe’s GDP by €180 billion this year
Extreme heat could reduce the GDP of the European Union by around 1% this year, or €180 billion, according to…
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Climate change could reduce the GDP of Italy by as much as six percentage points by the middle of the…
Last month was the hottest June on record in Western Europe
Last month was the hottest June in Western Europe since records began, according to the latest climate bulletin from the…
The Hague plans ‘dune landscape’ to protect coastline from rising sea levels
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Europe’s air quality improving despite ‘persistent’ pollution episodes
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