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The EEA report Climate change as a threat to health and wellbeing in Europe: heat stress and infectious diseases in focus highlights the threat posed by prolonged high temperatures, showing how it can cause an increase in deaths and a drop in productivity. During heatwaves, deaths from heart and respiratory diseases increase, especially among more vulnerable groups, and this is exacerbated by the urban heat island effect.
 

Climate-sensitive infectious diseases are another emerging threat. Changing climatic conditions are creating an increasingly suitable environment for the emergence and spread of climate-sensitive infectious diseases such as malaria, dengue fever or West Nile fever, extending the risk of infection to previously unaffected areas of Europe. Protracted periods of infection and wider spread of spreaders increase the likelihood of local outbreaks.
 

The EEA report 'Responding to climate change impacts on human health in Europe: focus on floods, droughts and water quality' draws attention to the water-related impacts of climate change on health and well-being. Around 12% of Europe's population lives in areas potentially exposed to river flooding, while around 30% of people in southern Europe suffer from permanent water shortages. Rising air and water temperatures also promote the growth of pathogens, increasing the risk of waterborne diseases.