Report: Climate-related extreme weather events cost UK €46bn over 33 years

Michael Holder
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EU European Environment Agency report argues more flexible climate adaptation strategies and policies are urgently needed

Climate change-related extreme weather events accounted for almost €400bn of economic losses across 33 European countries over the past several decades and were responsible for more than 140 million deaths,...

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