This summer was Britain’s warmest and sunniest on record, characterised by bright sunshine and balmy evenings.
But while you may have enjoyed the record-breaking weather, experts have warned that it comes at a cost.
Scientists have estimated that heatwaves, droughts and floods cost Europe €43 billion (£37 billion) this summer.
This is a conservative estimate because it does not include fires, hail, and storms.
And that figure could rise to €126 billion (£109 billion) by 2029 as the impact of these extreme events continues to increase over time, they warned.
“Such staggering financial losses will only increase until we can stabilize the climate by achieving net zero emissions,” said Gareth Redmond – King, International Program Manager at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit.
He warned that the UK would face similarly rising costs, partly from the blows of those who beat our neighbours.
The analysis found that a total of 96 regions across Europe experienced heat waves, 195 suffered flooding and 53 were affected by flooding.
As the Met Office reveals 2025 was the hottest summer on record, scientists say this year’s balmy temperatures are 70 times more likely to be due to climate change. Pictured: SUNBATHERS on Brighton beach during the summer heatwave on August 12
Tourists cool off at the Trocadero fountain next to the Eiffel Tower as Paris was hit by an early summer heatwave in July
A firefighting plane battles a fire burning in the Lithakia area on the island of Zakynthos, western Greece, August 13, 2025
The study, published in the journal European Economic Review, is based on weather conditions from June to August this year.
The analysis found regions in southern Europe – such as Spain, Italy, Portugal, Greece and southern France – were particularly badly affected.
In these regions, northern countries such as Denmark, Sweden and Germany suffered less damage, but the frequency and extent of extreme weather events increased.
Smaller economies such as Bulgaria, Malta and Cyprus are particularly vulnerable, said researchers from the University of Mannheim in Germany.
“Extreme weather events are increasingly having a significant economic impact in Europe,” the authors wrote.
“With ongoing climate change, this impact is likely to increase in the coming decades.”
The data revealed that France was hit hardest by heatwaves this summer. In south-west France, records were broken in Angoulême, Bergerac, Bordeaux, Saint-Émilion and Saint-Girons.
Météo France said the “frequently significant, even unprecedented, maximum temperatures” in the region in recent decades were 12°C above normal.
Flames rise from a fire approaching a vineyard plantation in Queirugas, Ourense, Galicia, Spain on August 18, 2025.
A waterspout – a rotating column of air and water – hit the shores of Porto Cesareo in Italy this summer following heavy rainfall just days after the country sweltered in 40C heat
Meanwhile, Spain, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Bulgaria were particularly affected by severe and extremely dry conditions, the researchers said.
Popular Spanish tourist destinations, including Malaga and Seville, have been hit hard by a prolonged drought with a significant impact on economic activity.
The floods caused the worst economic damage in Italy and Slovenia, the researchers said.
In early July, Italy’s Lombardy region, which includes famous lakes such as Como and Garda, was hit by violent storms that triggered flash floods, uprooted trees, caused disruption at the airport, and damaged schools and public facilities.
Augusta beigās atjaunotie ārkārtējie laika apstākļi izraisīja plaši plūdus un evakuācijas.
Kamēr Apvienotā Karaliste nepiedzīvoja katastrofālus laika apstākļus tik ekstrēmā mērogā, lielās Anglijas un Velsas daļas cieta sausums ar šļūteņu aizliegumiem, kas turpinājās šodien.
Un, lai gan neviens no Apvienotās Karalistes 2025. gada karstuma viļņiem 2022. gadā nav pārspējis visu laiku augstāko līmeni 40,3 ° C, ir bijuši četri atsevišķi karstuma viļņi, kas nozīmē, ka šīs vasaras karstums bija ilgāks un plašāks.
Eksperti brīdina, ka ietekme uz pārējo Eiropu, iespējams, ietekmē mūsu pašu ekonomiku.
Noliktava deg ugunsgrēka laikā Vounteni ciematā, Achaia, Peloponnese, Grieķija, 2025. gada 13. augustā
“Pagājušajā gadā Apvienotā Karaliste importēja gandrīz piecus miljardus tonnu pārtikas apmēram 10 miljardu sterliņu mārciņu vērtībā no šajā novērtējumā minētās Dienvideiropas un mazākās ekonomikas,” skaidroja Redmond – Kings, kurš nebija iesaistīts pētījumā.
“Tas bija apmēram 15 procenti no mūsu kopējā pārtikas importa, un tajā bija virkne svaigu augļu un dārzeņu.
“Apvienotā Karaliste ir uz ceļa vienai no vissliktākajām ražas novākšanām, kas ir rekorda pēc trešā sliktākā pagājušajā gadā, un puse no mūsu pārtikas piegādes ķēdēm nāk pasaules apgabalos, kurus vissliktāk ietekmē klimata pārmaiņas.
“Vidējā Lielbritānijas mājsaimniecību pārtikas rēķinā bija 2022. un 2023. gada klimata izmaiņas bija papildu 360 sterliņu mārciņu.”
Pētījuma pētnieki sacīja, ka viņu atklājumi liecina, ka ārkārtēji laika apstākļi vairs nav tālu draudi un jau veido Eiropas ekonomisko attīstību.
