France, March 13 -- A European Climate Risk Assessment report published Tuesday reveals that Europe is desperatedly unprepared for the dangers of climate change, specifically vulnerable to wilfires, water shortages, flooding and erosion.

A new EU study has stated that Europe could suffer "catastrophic" consequences from climate change if it fails to take urgent and decisive action to adapt to risks.

The massive, 425-page European Climate Risk Assessment (Eucra) is the first of its kind and identifies 36 climate dangers- including fires, water shortages and their effects on agricultural production- while low-lying coastal regions face threats of flooding, erosion and saltwater intrusion.

"Many of these risks have already reached critica...