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Cities are often 10-15 °C hotter than their rural surroundings
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The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre today published the “Drought in Europe - July 2022” report, an assessment of Europe’s drought situation based on the European Drought Observatory.
Climate variability drives global decline of forest resilience
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Scientific tools
Environmental Marine Information System (EMIS)
The Environmental Marine Information System (EMIS) has been developed to facilitate access to scientific and technical environmental products and...
Global Marine Information System (GMIS)
The Global Marine Information System (GMIS) facilitates access to satellite remote sensing data (such as ocean colour).
Activities on this topic
JRC research in this area supports the EU’s aim of addressing, mitigating, monitoring and adapting to the effects of climate change. This includes...
To advance our understanding of the impacts of climate change on migration and population distribution
The JRC is committed to supporting the EU in limiting global climate change. For example, it provides expertise in modelling and evaluation of...
The JRC provides support to the implementation of the EU’s Marine Strategy Framework Directive using modelling simulations, remote sensing data...
In the context of the Copernicus programme, the JRC aims to develop and assessing Climate Data Records (CDR) derived from multiple satellite remote...
The JRC evaluates the effectiveness of climate policies, focusing on cost-analysis and environmental impact. It also specifically addresses the...