🚨How should Europe deal with #climaterisks? Climate #mitigation #adaptation is becoming essential. 🎙️Watch the latest EEA 'climate and environment' podcast episode or 🎧wherever you download your podcasts 🔗https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbJhUyCqi4Y

The #Natura2000 network has 27,000 protected sites across the EU. The largest site is the Celtic Sea on France's Atlantic coast where you can find the Atlantic puffin. 🔎Check other habitats & species like the Tufa cascades or the Canary Islands via the Natura2000 map viewer: natura2000.eea.europa.eu

Does climate change & extreme weather like the heatwave ☀️ 🌡️ many parts of Europe recently experienced have an impact on our mental health? There are both direct & indirect impacts. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or on the EEA YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?si=pek...

What is the mental toll of pollution & climate change?

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Today is Earth Overshoot Day 🌍, a date that changes each year and which marks the point when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services exceeds what the Earth’s ecosystems can regenerate in that year. More info👇

🏥 Hospitals are on the frontline of climate change — but what happens when they face extreme heat? 🌡️☀️ New analysis from the European Climate & Health Observatory reveals where hospitals are increasingly exposed and why climate resilience matters. 👉 climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/en/observato...

🌿 #WorldNatureConservationDay, why not put your biodiversity knowledge to the test? Jump into our choose-your-own-adventure & pick your animal. 🐻 🐦‍⬛ 🐟 🪲 Choose your route & see how much biodiversity knowledge you can unlock by the end. 😉

Heading to the beach to escape the summer heat? 🏖️☀️🌡️ Not sure if the water is safe to swim in? 💦 Before you dive in: ✅ Check the bathing water classification 🗺️ Use the EEA interactive map ⚠️ Look for on-site warning signs 👉 discomap.eea.europa.eu/bathingwater/ 👉 www.eea.europa.eu/en/topics/in...

Cyprus and Malta faced the EU's most severe water scarcity in 2023, with seasonal water use exceeding 40% of renewable resources. Greece, Romania, Portugal, Italy and Spain were also affected in spring and summer. www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/...

Green spaces do more than help us relax, they help cool our cities too. 🌳 As heatwaves grow more frequent, trees and greenery play a key role in lowering urban temperatures and supporting well-being: www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/...

Europe's forests are burning. Farmland is drying up. Towns are flooding. Climate impacts are intensifying fast. Hear EEA expert Julie Berckmans on climate risk and resilience 🎙️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbJh... #ClimateChange #ClimateAdaptation #EUClimate

Healthy soils act as natural water reservoirs during drought. 🌱 Rich in organic matter and full of life, they absorb rainfall, release it slowly to plants, and resist erosion. Investing in soil health means building long-term resilience to climate extremes. 💧

Trees act like natural air conditioners, and they do it in two ways: Shade: They block the sun from hitting the ground. Active cooling: This is the cool science part. Trees "sweat" by releasing water into the air.

Wetlands are one of nature’s best defences against flooding. Acting like giant sponges, they absorb excess water during heavy rainfall and release it slowly, reducing pressure on rivers and drainage systems.

Between 1980 & 2024, a total of 441,069 people lost their lives due to weather and climate-related extreme events in the EU-27. © European Union, 2022 © Gabriele Dibiase

New European Commission guidelines show how Natura 2000 sites can support sustainable tourism. Visitor activity generates €50–85bn a year and sustains up to 2 million jobs. 🔗https://environment.ec.europa.eu/news/natura-2000-network-offers-sustainable-tourism-opportunities-2026-07-14_en

🛰️ Copernicus captures the Fontainebleau Forest wildfire, France, 13 July. 800 ha burnt, as hundreds of firefighters and water-bombing aircraft work to contain it. Climate change is expanding the fire season. 📍https://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/en/metadata/indicators/high-fire-danger-days

Spanish consumers paid roughly a third of what Italian consumers paid for wholesale electricity in early 2026. Gas explains most of the gap.

Europe’s cleanest city air? Look north. Air quality in Europe has improved significantly over the past three decades thanks to policies that reduce air pollution. Yet air pollution remains one of the biggest environmental health risks, affecting millions of people living in cities.

📅 50 years ago today, the Seveso disaster became a turning point for industrial safety in Europe. Today, the EEA manages eMARS, Europe's Major Accidents Reporting System, using data on major accidents & near misses to help prevent future disasters. More: industry.eea.europa.eu/seveso/accid...

🌡️June 2026 was the hottest June ever recorded in western Europe Today, @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social announced that June was indeed an exceptionally hot month. Read the Copernicus Climate report: climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-... More info👇

The EU Commission has adopted its first EU livestock strategy, alongside an action plan on Europe's protein system. Both draw on EEA data — from agricultural emissions to grazing and grassland habitats 📊 🔗https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_1522

#Butterflies🦋 are something we associate with summer. They also support ecosystems through essential services & serve as indicators of environmental health. Sadly, the index of 17 typical grassland butterfly species has declined by 47% between 1991 & 2024. 👉 www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/...

10,000 people fled their homes in southern France this week as wildfires spread across Europe. 95% of Europe's wildfires are caused by human activity so preventable. EEA data on who is exposed 👇https://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/en/observatory/publications-data/analysis-data/exposure-to-burnt-areas

Ticks and mosquitoes are spreading into parts of Europe where they were once rare, carrying disease with them. How warmer temperatures are reshaping these risks 🔗 climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/en/observato... #ClimateChange #OneHealth #PublicHealth

€29 billion saved by renewables. €13 billion lost to gas price spikes. New EEA briefing shows how wind and solar are buffering the EU against volatile fossil fuel markets. 📊 www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/... #Renewables #EnergySecurity #EUEnergy

Good air quality news 🌍 Most EU Member States are on track to meet their 2020–2029 emission reduction targets for key air pollutants. In 2024, 21 countries met commitments for all five pollutants (NH3, NMVOCs, NOx, PM2.5, SO2) — ammonia remains the main challenge: www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/...

🌊 Sea surface temperatures off southern France and western Italy are running ~6°C above average. New Copernicus Marine Service data, mapped 29 June, also shows rising anomalies in the North Sea and Baltic. Track the trend: www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/... #MarineHeatwave #Copernicus

We're hiring an Expert in Waste Data Reporting 📢 Open to EU & EEA nationals | Copenhagen | Deadline: 11 August 2026 👉 jobs.eea.europa.eu/jobs/expert-...

🌬️ Europe's air quality is improving and it is good news for people and the environment. 🧪A new assessment from @copernicuseu.bsky.social CAMS shows that decades of cleaner technologies and effective policies continue to reduce emissions across Europe. But the job is far from done...

5 species. 20+ EU countries each. 🐢 A new EEA briefing maps the most widespread invasive alien species in Europe — and finds 60% of rapid eradication actions successful, but spread continues. 🔗