Extreme weather conditions in Europe have killed almost 195,000 people and caused economic losses of more than 560 billion euros since 1980, the European Environment Agency said Wednesday.
“Nearly 195,000 fatalities have been caused by floods, storms, heat- and cold waves, forest fires and landslides” between 1980 and 2021, the EAA said in its report.
“To prevent further losses, we need to urgently move from responding to extreme weather events…to proactively preparing for them,” EEA expert Aleksandra Kazmierczak told AFP. Europe needs to take measures to protect its ageing population, with the elderly particularly sensitive to extreme heat, the EEA said.
The summer of 2022 saw more deaths than usual in Europe following repeated heatwaves, but the 2022 deaths were not included in the data published on Wednesday.
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