JRC news and updates

The August edition of the JRC's Anomaly Hotspots of Agricultural Production (ASAP) assessment is now available.

Exploratory research shows AI can help synthesise scattered disease outbreak information faster than by manual review — but human oversight remains essential before such tools are used in real-world surveillance.

Exceptionally dry and hot weather threatens summer crops

Drawing on a dataset of 480 biological AI models, new research examines their capabilities, infrastructure requirements, and real-world readiness, while identifying key policy considerations for the EU.

A first pan-European assessment reveals the extent of freshwater salinisation across European rivers, identifying widespread salinisation and hotspots where management action is needed.

With another summer of extreme heat, water scarcity and drought, the EU is calling for stronger global action to restore degraded land, strengthen drought resilience and protect water resources at the UNCCD COP17.

Drought affects large parts of Europe since spring, with forecast reporting warmer and drier weather into September, with continued risk of heatwaves. 

The July edition of the JRC's Anomaly Hotspots of Agricultural Production (ASAP) assessment is now available.

New research maps building energy vulnerability globally, showing where the risk of living in hard-to-climatise buildings can be higher.