Climate change

Seven European cities and partners have worked intensively together for the past three and a half years in the EU project REACHOUT. The goal was to develop climate services that truly connect to real-world practice in cities.

This report presents the findings of the second deep dive assessment of the Knowledge Centre on Earth Observation (KCEO), focusing on how Earth Observation (EO) products and services can support EU policies on urban climate adaptation.

This issue focuses on the urgency of local, inclusive, and knowledge-driven responses to extreme heat, as the region faces rising temperatures and unprecedented climate risks.

Thunderstorms are rare in the cold, dry Arctic, but a surprising event in August 2019 has scientists rethinking how these storms form in polar regions.

More communities are relying on solar power as a source of renewable energy, but increasing demand and climate change threaten its reliability.

A team of environmental scientists has found that global warming has led to tripling the length of ocean surface heat waves.

A new study warns of a dramatic rise in heatwave exposure across Central Asia's croplands by the end of the 21st century, viewing the combined effects of climate change and shifting patterns of land use as dominant drivers.

This report analyzes the degree of coherence between national policies and plans focusing on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), disaster risk reduction (DRR), and climate change adaptation (CCA) in Europe and Central Asia.