Weather phenomena most harmful to transport in Europe now identified

Precipitation in its various forms causes the most damageWith climate change, the occurrence of extreme weather phenomena in Europe is expected to increase. The EWENT research project headed by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is exploring the harmful impact of weather phenomena on transport in the EU. No previous studies have been conducted on this scale.Weather is a major factor in traffic flow and safety. Sudden and harmful weather phenomena such as storms and flash floods can, in a worst-case scenario, paralyse an entire transport system and cause serious financial and human