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Adapting rail infrastructure to climate change: cooperation pays off

The unexpected heavy snow falls and low temperatures of the…

10 December 2010 | By Hendrik Abma, Executive Director, EIM (European Rail Infrastructure Managers)

The unexpected heavy snow falls and low temperatures of the last winter have shown how vulnerable transport infrastructure is to extreme or unusual weather conditions. More severe winters are just one of the consequences of climate change that affect Europe and its transport system. Heat waves, megafires and floods appear…