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Europe is the fastest-warming continent and its temperatures are rising at roughly twice the global average, as per two top climate monitoring organisation’s reports, warning of the consequences for human health, glacier melt and economic activity.
Deaths related to heat have risen.
More than 150 lives were lost in storms, floods and wildfires.
Climate-related economic losses were estimated at more than €13.4 billion in 2023
Extreme weather fanned heat waves, wildfires, droughts and flooding
High temperatures have contributed to a loss of glacier ice on the continent, including in the Alps — which have lost about 10% of their remaining glacier ice over the last two years.
The continent has the opportunity to develop targeted strategies to speed up the transition to renewable resources like wind, solar, and hydroelectric power in response to the effects of climate change
Rhone glacier
The Rhone Glacier is a glacier in the Swiss Alps and the source of the river Rhone and one of the primary contributors to Lake Geneva in the far eastern end of the Swiss canton of Valais
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