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"On Thursday, October 17, six French departments south of Lyon faced "exceptional" rainfall of up to 650 millimeters. A torrent raged over the city of Annonay, with cars submerged and firefighters in diving suits. Aurélien Ribes, a researcher at Météo-France's National Center for Meteorological Research, points out that this phenomenon is likely to recur with #ClimateChange."

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2024/10/19/flooding-in-france-global-warming-is-generating-even-more-severe-episodes-of-heavy-precipitation_6729863_114.html#
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Flooding in France: 'Global warming is generating even more severe episodes of heavy precipitation'

Climate change means more extreme dry weather and more extreme wet weather, explains climatologist Aurélien Ribes.

Le Monde
Oct 20, 2024 at 9:04amWeb
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"A wave of bad weather has ravaged parts of #Italy and central #France, with storms and heavy rainfall expected batter to Italy's south until Tuesday.

On the Italian island of Sicily, emergency services rescued people from roofs of buildings and stranded vehicles, as #HeavyRain caused flash flooding.

In the province of Agrigento, the swollen Salto river breached its banks in several locations, inundating part of the coastal city of Licata."

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/10/20/italy-and-france-hit-by-severe-flooding-after-heavy-rain

Italy and France hit by severe flooding after heavy rain

The red and orange weather alerts in place across Italy are expected to remain in place until Tuesday. #EuropeNews

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