Analysis: A Little Glimmer of Light in the Gloomy Climate Report
Europe is finding it increasingly difficult to deal with the consequences of climate change, even though we belong to the rich part of the world. This is what SVT's Susan Ritzién writes in an analysis of the new report that shows that Europe is the continent that is warming up the fastest.
She believes that it is almost difficult to find anything new in the climate report because the story is repeated over and over again. Hundreds of thousands of Europeans are affected by extreme weather and yet only half of the cities have a plan for climate adaptation, she writes.
Europe is finding it increasingly difficult to deal with the consequences of climate change, even though we belong to the rich part of the world. This is what SVT's Susan Ritzién writes in an analysis of the new report that shows that Europe is the continent that is warming up the fastest.
She believes that it is almost difficult to find anything new in the climate report because the story is repeated over and over again. Hundreds of thousands of Europeans are affected by extreme weather and yet only half of the cities have a plan for climate adaptation, she writes.
Extreme weather affected 400,000 in Europe alone
More than 400,000 Europeans were affected by extreme weather in the form of severe storms and floods in 2024, writes The Guardian, citing a new report from the EU's climate service Copernicus.
335 people died as a result of the floods, most of whom in the disaster in Valencia in the autumn. Previous studies have shown that global warming is worsening floods and the World Meteorological Organization, WMO, emphasizes that every small increase in temperature matters.
- We are making progress but it must go further and it must go faster, says Secretary-General Celeste Saulo.
Europe is warming the fastest of all continents
Last year was the warmest year ever recorded in Europe, according to data from the EU's climate service Copernicus. Europe also continues to be the continent where warming is occurring the fastest.
Southeastern Europe experienced 66 days of "severe heat stress" last year, when temperatures are experienced as at least 32 degrees, writes TT. At the same time, western Europe had one of the ten wettest years since 1950, while storm Boris swept across Central Europe and brought three months of rain in five days.
In Sweden, the average temperature during the year was slightly above normal, reports SVT Nyheter. High summer temperatures in the far north contributed to the Scandinavian glaciers melting at a record rate.
More than 400,000 Europeans were affected by extreme weather in the form of severe storms and floods in 2024, writes The Guardian, citing a new report from the EU's climate service Copernicus.
335 people died as a result of the floods, most of whom in the disaster in Valencia in the autumn. Previous studies have shown that global warming is worsening floods and the World Meteorological Organization, WMO, emphasizes that every small increase in temperature matters.
- We are making progress but it must go further and it must go faster, says Secretary-General Celeste Saulo.
Europe is warming the fastest of all continents
Last year was the warmest year ever recorded in Europe, according to data from the EU's climate service Copernicus. Europe also continues to be the continent where warming is occurring the fastest.
Southeastern Europe experienced 66 days of "severe heat stress" last year, when temperatures are experienced as at least 32 degrees, writes TT. At the same time, western Europe had one of the ten wettest years since 1950, while storm Boris swept across Central Europe and brought three months of rain in five days.
In Sweden, the average temperature during the year was slightly above normal, reports SVT Nyheter. High summer temperatures in the far north contributed to the Scandinavian glaciers melting at a record rate.
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