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Revisiting Masselot et al. (2023): assessing the share of excess mortality linked to cold and hot weather in Europe
While a considerable focus has been placed on excess fatalities during hot weather, a reanalysis of European data reveals that excess mortality...
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Shifts in flood generation processes exacerbate regional flood anomalies in Europe
Anomalies in the frequency of river floods, i.e., flood-rich or -poor periods, cause biases in flood risk estimates and thus make climate adaptation...
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Nitro- and oxy-PAHs in grassland soils from decade-long sampling in central Europe
Long-term exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their nitrated (NPAHs) and oxygenated (OPAHs) derivatives can cause adverse health...
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National peatland strategies in Europe: current status, key themes, and challenges
Peatlands are globally important ecosystems that reflect many of today’s environmental challenges, particularly climate change and biodiversity loss....
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Biochar application regulating soil inorganic nitrogen and organic carbon content in cropland in the Central Europe: a seven-year field study
Biochar incorporation into soil has shown potential, in enhancing nitrogen fertilizer (N-fertilizer) efficacy and soil organic carbon content (SOC)....
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Cost-effective adaptation strategies to rising river flood risk in Europe
River flood risk in Europe could rise to unprecedented levels due to global warming and continued development in flood-prone areas. Here, we appraise...
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Characterization of tropospheric ozone pollution, random forest trend prediction and analysis of influencing factors in South-western Europe
Nowadays, environmental problems have gradually become the focus of world attention. In recent years, heat waves in many parts of Europe have...
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Pollution and electricity price in the EU Central and Eastern European countries: a sectoral approach
Pollution and energy crisis are actual issues in Europe, including the EU Central and Eastern European states. In this context, the objective of this...
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Extreme heat and drought typical of an end-of-century climate could occur over Europe soon and repeatedly
Extreme heat and drought typical of an end-of-century climate could soon occur over Europe, and repeatedly. Despite the European climate being...
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Green innovation and carbon emissions: the role of carbon pricing and environmental policies in attaining sustainable development targets of carbon mitigation—evidence from Central-Eastern Europe
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are enforced by a set of instruments, among which environmental regulations, green innovation, and carbon taxes...
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Life Cycle Assessment of an Avocado: Grown in South Africa—Enjoyed in Europe
Food production is known to have significant environmental impacts, with the main contributors residing in the farming and transportation life cycle...
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Circulation dampened heat extremes intensification over the Midwest USA and amplified over Western Europe
Globally heat extremes have intensified in recent decades. However, while Western Europe shows a remarkably strong intensification of heat extremes,...
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Map** lock-ins and enabling environments for agri-food sustainability transitions in Europe
European agri-food systems must overcome structural lock-ins to achieve more sustainable modes of production and consumption. Yet European regions...
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In temperate Europe, fire is already here: The case of The Netherlands
Landscape fires are usually not associated with temperate Europe, yet not all temperate countries record statistics indicating that actual risks...
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Europe-wide spatial trends in copper and imidacloprid sensitivity of macroinvertebrate assemblages
Exposure to synthetic chemicals, such as pesticides and pharmaceuticals, affects freshwater communities at broad spatial scales. This risk is...
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Analysis of variation characteristics, transport paths, and influencing factors of atmospheric NO2 pollution in Western Europe
Climate change and air pollution are one of the global environmental problems. It is significant to grasp the air pollution situation of Western...
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Long-term microclimate study of a peatland in Central Europe to understand microrefugia
Peatlands perform many important ecosystem functions at both the local and global scale, including hydrologic and climatic regulation. Although...
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Why has farming in Europe changed? A farmers’ perspective on the development since the 1960s
Farming in Europe has been the scene of several important socio-economic and environmental developments and crises throughout the last century....
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Air Quality Improvements During the COVID-19 Lockdown in Central Europe: Separation of Emission Reduction and Meteorological Impacts
Corona lockdown measures caused unprecedented emission reductions in many parts of the world. However, this does not linearly translate into improved...
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Air Pollution Export from and Import to Europe: Experimental Evidence
The intercontinental transport of air pollutants from and to Europe is described in detail. The major focus is on the import of air pollution from...