People Exposed to Climate Change: Europe

Temperature anomalies

• The last three months were warmer than normal for 42 out of 43 countries in Europe.

• The Russian Federation, home to more than 145 million people, experienced the highest average temperature anomaly of 3.1°C above the 1991-2020 normal.

Days with unusual heat made twice as likely by climate change

• Over the last three months, more than 9.4 million people across four countries experienced daily average temperatures that were strongly influenced by climate change (defined as CSI 2 or higher) for at least one-third of the season (30 or more days).

• More than 550,000 people in Malta experienced the most days (34) with a strong influence of climate change.

Cities experiencing the most heat