Extreme meteorological events can have a very important impact on population, natural resources and infrastructures.

Heavy precipitations can cause floods in large rivers or torrential phenomena such as flash-floods, landslides and debris flows.

Forest fires causes enormous environmental damages and economic losses and which continue to present a major risk in many countries.

Droughts and water scarcity are important issues in many regions of the Earth and pose a significant risk to the environment, society and the economy.

Extreme hot temperatures experienced during a heatwave and air pollution represent a danger to human health.

Convective storms may cause lightning, hail, wind gusts, and flooding, which can have a large impact on local safety and infrastructure.

Blackouts, fallen trees, roads closed, railways interrupted… Heavy snowfall can cause a lot of high-impacts events, especially in regions where the occurrence of snow is less regular.