Experts say the most severe floods to hit Central Europe in at least two decades fit into a broader pattern of extreme weather events.
Local residents escape rising flood waters in the Romanian village of Slobozia Conachi on Sept. 14, 2024.. While it’s difficult to draw a conclusive link between this event and climate change, experts say the most severe floods to hit the region in at least two decades fit into a broader pattern of extreme weather events.
A woman kisses her dog while she fills sandbags to protect a family-owned restaurant next to the river Danube in Budapest on Sept. 17, 2024.The flooding has most heavily impacted Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, and Poland, and while some countries are facing more devastation, others are starting to begin recovery.
published on Sept. 14. “We are again facing the effects of climate change, which are increasingly present on the European continent, with dramatic consequences,”Residents are evacuated by emergency workers after the Nysa Klodzka river flooded the town of Lewin Brzeski in southwestern Poland, on Sept. 17, 2024.Civilian volunteers secure buildings and streets against flooding with sandbags in Wroclaw, Poland on Sept. 18, 2024.
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