Climate change is causing Europe to warm faster than any other continent – ​​and twice as fast as the global average – with recent studies warning of growing threats to food, water and energy security, human health, the economy and nature. What makes this continent more vulnerable than others?

The latest five-year averages show that temperatures in Europe are now 2.3°C above pre-industrial levels, compared with 1.3°C globally.

Even in the best case, the European Commission warned that Europe "will have to learn to live with a climate 3 degrees warmer".

With developed infrastructure and resources, Europe may be better equipped to adapt to climate change compared to more vulnerable regions, but it still faces unprecedentedly difficult challenges. (Amanda Morrow with RFI, more at rfi.fr)