Climate change made Europe’s flash floods in July more likely
July’s floods were a rare event, but such events will become more likely with additional warming
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Heavy rains swelled the Erft River, flooding a highway near Erftstadt, Germany, and drawing search and rescue teams to the area on July 17.
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