Extreme weather events, urban floods, and strong winds have all increased dramatically in the last month alone, destroying a great deal of property.
These incidents highlight the growing unpredictability of our climate and demonstrate the urgent need for the globe to improve disaster preparedness and infrastructure resilience. Natural disasters are growing more frequent and powerful, ranging from hurricanes that batter the United States to rainfall that has never been seen in Europe.
Rainfall in France reached 700 millimeters in 48 hours, making it one of the most memorable events. To put it into perspective, Paris typically receives 641mm of rainfall annually.
Ardeche and Lozere were the two areas that experienced the worst of it.
