Earlier today, the European Commission posted the results of an opinion poll showing that “most EU citizens believe they need more information to prepare for disasters and emergencies”. In addition, the survey finds that “citizens feel extremely exposed to risks induced by the impact of climate change as well social and security risks”. The recent Eurobarometer survey asked the citizens of the 27 member states how they feel about their exposure to the risk of catastrophes, how well they know it, and what resources they use to learn about the risk of catastrophes. The survey also asked how well prepared they were for disasters and how much they trusted emergency services and authorities. “The citizens of 17 member states feel more exposed to extreme weather events, such as storms, droughts and heatwaves”, says a notice that describes the results of the survey. “Respondents feel more exposed to wildfires in Portugal and Cyprus, while they feel more exposed to floods in Bulgaria. The answers were remarkably different in Sweden, Denmark and the Czech Republic, where cybersecurity threats are top of the list. Political or geopolitical tensions are top of the list in Germany as much as disruptions to critical infrastructure are in Estonia and health emergencies are in Finland”.