## 6 Conclusions  
The main conclusions of the present work are:  
* During the period spanning from 1 January 2009 and 28 February 2020, 95 extreme weather events were inventoried on the southwest coast of Europe, which comprises 20 coastal regions in south France, continental Portugal and Spain, with a total coastline length of 8034 km. * The 95 events correspond to meteorologically significant events with a regional impact. They are characterized by heavy precipitation, strong winds, high waves and unusual tides that are likely to trigger chain processes. They also record at least one fatality or injury and economic damage of more than $0.5 M.
* The Atlantic coast (3807 km) recorded slightly more events (49 events) compared to 46 events on the Mediterranean coast (4227 km).
* Andalusia (South Spain), in the Atlantic and Mediterranean basins, is the region with the highest number of events recorded (28). Baleares and Catalonia (Mediterranean) as well as Galicia (Atlantic) rank second in the number of events (12 events each).
* A difference is observed between the temporal-distribution of events in the two basins. While in the Atlantic basin, events are predominantly concentrated during the winter, in the Mediterranean basin the highest concentration of events occurs in late summer and autumn.
* Regarding the number of events, a slight increase has been observed over the last decade of the study period.
* 168 fatalities and 137 injuries due to extreme weather events were confirmed in coastal areas of Southwest Europe during the study period, with flood-drowning the main cause of mortality.
* In terms of fatalities, the Spanish Mediterranean coast stands out with 61% of the total fatalities. It could be related to a greater exposure of the Mediterranean coast and the climate conditions, with many HLIDs episodes of intense rainfall concentrated in short periods of time.
* The total direct economic losses quantified during the study period (134 months) amount to almost $4000 M.
* In the last years of the analysis (2018, 2019 and early 2020), there was a slight increase in fatalities and economic costs. This could be related to increased exposure. * The most tragic event in the series occurred on the French Atlantic coast in February 2010, where Cyclone Xynthia left a trail of 47 deaths and 79 injuries and economic losses quantified around $3000 M.
* The second most important event was Storm Gloria (January 2020) on the Spanish and French Mediterranean coast. Gloria set a milestone in the Mediterranean, breaking records of snow thickness, wave height and daily rainfall. The storm caused 13 fatalities and direct economic damage valued at $71 M.
* This work highlights a systematic lack of data on the actual impacts caused by extreme weather events on the European coast. Indirect economic costs are not assessed and can presumably overstate the quantified economic impacts. The following supporting information can be downloaded at: [[https://www.mdpi.com/article/10.3390/app13042640/s1](https://www.mdpi.com/article/10.3390/app13042640/s1)]([https://www.mdpi.com/article/10.3390/app13042640/s1](https://www.mdpi.com/article/10.3390/app13042640/s1)), Databases of EWE during the period 2009-2020 for Spain, Portugal and France. [PERSON]. (IGME) led and designed the work, collected data and write the paper. [PERSON]. (IGME) worked on the methodology, analyzing the data, collecting data from Spainand drafting the manuscript. [PERSON]-H., [PERSON]-C., [PERSON]-V., P.E., M.M.-C., [PERSON], [PERSON]. (IGME); [PERSON], [PERSON] (CTTC); [PERSON]. (ASITEC); [PERSON], [PERSON], [PERSON], [PERSON], [PERSON] (UGR) collaborated in collecting data from Spain, analyzing the data and they critically revised the manuscript. [PERSON], [PERSON], [PERSON], [PERSON], [PERSON] and [PERSON]. (IGOT) collaborated in collecting data from Portugal, analyzing the data and they critically revised the manuscript. [PERSON], [PERSON] and [PERSON]. (CEREMA) collaborated in collecting data from France, analyzing the data and they critically revised the manuscript.