Editorial: More than 200 deaths and widespread destruction in Valencia are the latest sign of danger in a warming world
A street in Valencia clogged by vehicles and debris after the deadly floods. ‘The events of the past week are part of a pattern.’A street in Valencia clogged by vehicles and debris after the deadly floods. ‘The events of the past week are part of a pattern.’, with severe weather warnings still in place. The storms which caused this devastation – with roads turned into muddy rivers, thousands of homes deluged and cars swept into piles – were unprecedented.
But in another sense, the events of the past week are part of a pattern. While the destruction is unprecedented, the analysis from climate scientists is familiar. Peer-reviewed attribution studies – which use computer models to ascertain the impact of global heating on specific events – take time to produce.
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