EU and Climate Change Risk to Cultural Heritage
An April 2024 report from the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) highlights the growing threat that climate change poses to...
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Climate Change & Wildfires. A new Threat for Historical Towns
In August 2023, Maui, the Hawaiian island known for its landscapes, faced an unprecedented crisis, known as the Maui wildfires....
Climate Change and Museums: a Book About Indoor Risks
updated February 2026 Climate change is reshaping the design, operation, and risk profile of museum buildings worldwide. Among the extensive...
Fire Risks and New Threats from Climate Change to Libraries and Archives
The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published in 2012 a document which is "an indicator-based assessment of past and projected...
STORM: an Horizon 2020 Research Project on Heritage and Environmental Changes
STORM (Safeguarding Cultural Heritage through Technical and Organisational Resources Management) represents one of the European Union's most ambitious efforts to...
Fire Resilience for Heritage in a Changing Climate: Priorities for Site Managers
International bodies such as UNESCO warn that climate-driven factors including heatwaves, droughts and extended fire seasons are intensifying fires at...
Protecting World Heritage Sites: Safety Challenges Under Climate Stress
Climate change poses an escalating threat to UNESCO World Heritage sites worldwide, with 80% of cultural heritage sites already experiencing...
Climate Conditions and Fire Risk in Historical towns
Historic buildings and the areas that house them are subject to a particular fire risk. In fact, many of the...
STORM Academy 2019: Interdisciplinary Training on Cultural Heritage and Climate Risk Management
updated February 2026 As part of the EU-funded STORM project (Safeguarding Cultural Heritage through Technical and Organisational Resources Management) the...
Is Europe Ready for Climate Impact on Cultural Heritage?
Updated February 2026 On 12 November 2018 the European Commission published the news item “Europe is ready for climate impacts:...
STORM: an Horizon 2020 research project on heritage and environmental changes
STORM (Safeguarding Cultural Heritage through Technical and Organisational Resources Management) is a research and development project initiated by the European...
Wildfires Threat to Cultural Heritage: The Case of Spain’s Camino de Santiago
Recent wildfires in Spain have highlighted the escalating threat posed by climate change not only to natural ecosystems but also...
Cultural Heritage Endangered: Being Aware To Learn From 2023 Disasters
In 2023, the world witnessed the destruction of several historically and culturally significant buildings, with wars, earthquakes, and fires being...
Monitoring and Maintenance of Archaeological Sites: the Conference Proceedings
Updated January 2026 Introduction Historic buildings and archaeological sites are by their nature subject to the degradation that time and...
Nine Japanese Shrines and Temples Lost to Fire in First Five Months of 2026: Context and Ongoing Protection Efforts
Complete Timeline: 9 Fires (January–May 2026) Note: Most of the 2026 fires remain under investigation by local authorities. Confirmed causes should...
Comprehensive FireRiskHeritage Guide for Historic Timber Structures Safety
Historic timber structures represent one of the most vulnerable yet essential components of architectural heritage. From medieval cathedral roofs spanning...
Fire Effects on Heritage Stone: Temperature Thresholds and Assessment
Introduction Stone has long been considered one of the most fire-resistant building materials in architectural history, providing inherent protection to...
Wildfires in Chile Damage Historic Heritage
Large-scale wildfires and other widespread emergencies are usually narrated in terms of hectares burned, people evacuated, houses destroyed and victims....
New Year’s Eve Fire in a Historic former Church in Amsterdam
In the early hours of January 1, 2026, a violent fire devastated the Vondelkerk, the neo-Gothic church overlooking Vondelstraat, a...
Why Cost–benefit Analysis matters for Historic Buildings
When deciding how to protect a historic building, it is not enough to ask “Is this measure technically effective?” The...
Hyrcanian Forest Fires: When Ancient Heritage Burns
In November 2025, Iran requested urgent assistance from friendly countries to contain a large wildfire in the Hyrcanian forests after...
Protecting Intangible Heritage from Fire Risk
A paradoxical aspect of cultural heritage safety is the protection from fire of intangible heritage that, as intangible, should be...
