More bad news for storm-hit Europe

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After a storm battered parts of Europe earlier this week, more bad news of extreme weather is on the horizon. A new report by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and the European national science academies suggested extreme weather phenomena are “increasing in frequency and intensity within Europe.” This means more frequent and intense heat waves and a reduction in rainfall and temperatures in southern Europe, and “high intensity and extreme precipitation” within the next 70 years in Northern Europe. The warning about extreme weather is not new. In June, the European Environment Agency predicted a rise in extreme weather after floods affected the Czech Republic, Austria and Germany. The latest report aims to help policy makers to adapt to climate change.

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