Climate change poses widespread threat to our cultural heritage

People take selfies at the flooded St Mark's square in Venice in 2019. Many World heritage sites are under threat from the effects of climate change. Picture: Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images

World heritage sites, old churches, and historic gardens are under threat from rapidly accelerating climate change effects, according to the European Commission.

A report from 50 experts from 25 EU member states and other European nations studied the impact of climate change on cultural heritage from January 2021 to April 2022, and issued a number of recommendations for preserving and protecting heritage sites from extreme weather fallout.