Climate Change
Climate change is affecting all regions in Europe, causing a wide range of impacts on society and the environment. Climate change in this region has caused a significant amount of negative effects on the surrounding environment. The temperature rise in this particular region is greater than the European average. There has been decreases in annual precipitation, annual river flow, hydropower potential, crop yields, and summer tourism. Increases in loss of biodiversity, desertification, water demand for agricultural purposes, forest fires, and mortality from heat waves have also been evident as a result from climate change.
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