NYT > World News Europe’s Extreme Summer Weather Could Cost It Billions Par :Melissa Eddy 16 septembre 2025 à 14:13 Heat waves and flooding could cost the European Union $50 billion in damage to buildings and crops as well as a loss of productivity, a new study found. © Miguel Riopa/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesA wildfire in a village in northwestern Spain in August. Extreme weather hit many parts of Europe this summer.