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"Temperatures in Europe have increased at more than twice the global average in
the last 30 years, according to a report from the World Meteorological
Organization (WMO).
The effects of this warming are already being seen, with droughts, wildfires
and ice melts taking place across the continent. The
European State of the
Climate report, produced with the EU’s Copernicus service, warns that as the
warming trend continues, exceptional heat, wildfires, floods and other climate
breakdown outcomes will affect society, economies and ecosystems.
From 1991 to 2021, temperatures in Europe have warmed at an average rate of
about 0.5C a decade. This has had physical results: Alpine glaciers lost 30
metres in ice thickness between 1997 and 2021, while the Greenland ice sheet
has also been melting, contributing to sea level rise. In summer 2021,
Greenland had its first ever recorded rainfall at its highest point, Summit
station.
Human life has been lost as a result of the extreme weather events. The report
says that in 2021, high impact weather and climate events – 84% of which were
floods and storms – led to hundreds of fatalities, directly affected more than
500,000 people, and caused economic damages exceeding $50bn."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
