In 2024 Europe faced its most widespread flooding since 2013

The worst floods in Europe 2024 were caused by the record heavy rains generated by storm Boris, an extremely humid depression. Floods began in Austria and the Czech Republic, then spread to Poland, Romania and Slovakia, and then to Germany, Hungary and Italy. By the end of October, a nefarious DANA arrived in Spain, razing several villages in Valencia and leaving serious damage to others in Aragon, Castile-La Mancha, Andalusia and Catalonia. The…

In the hottest year on record globally, 2024, Europe experienced the most extensive flooding since 2013.

Spain adapts to new reality as climate crisis hits home

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Europe hit by worst flooding in a decade during 2024, climate report reveals

PARIS, April 16 — Europe experienced its most extensive flooding in over a decade in 2024, the EU’s climate change monitor reported yesterday, with almost one-third of its rivers swelling to bursting point. Swathes of the continent were inundated during the year, with the worst hit Valencia in Spain, and central and eastern Europe, said the Copernicus Climate Change Service. These disasters took place during the hottest year around the world, an…

In 2024 Europe faced its most widespread flooding since 2013

Europe faced its most widespread flooding last year since 2013, as fossil fuel-driven climate change continued to prompt torrential rain and other extreme weather, the European State of the Climate report has found. Antonia Kerrigan has this story.

2024: Europe's warmest and wettest year for more than a decade

Europe faced its most widespread flooding last year since 2013, as fossil fuel-driven climate change continued to prompt torrential rain and other extreme weather, the European State of the Climate report has found.