Europe is the fastest warming continent on earth but scientists say many local governments are badly prepared for weather ...

Recent days have seen torrential rain sweep through central and eastern Europe, swelling rivers and triggering flood warnings in the Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Slovakia, and Hungary.

It was “the greatest natural disaster in our recent history,” declared Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s Socialist prime minister. It ...

Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Dozens are dead and many still feared missing in flash flooding to Spain's southeast in western Europe that ...

The central government has said issuing alerts ... The tragedy is already Europe’s worst flood-related disaster in a single country since 1967 when at least some 500 people died in Portugal.

PAIPORTA, Spain, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Another 2,500 soldiers arrived in the flood-hit east of Spain on Monday to reinforce efforts to locate bodies and clear debris, as government officials traded blame ...

Rescue teams are still searching for those missing in what could become Europe's worst storm-related disaster in over five ...

As global temperatures rise due to fossil fuel combustion, the atmosphere retains more moisture, leading to heavier rainfall. These recent flash floods occurred with just 1.3°C of global warming. If ...

Opposition politicians accused the left-wing central government of acting ... It was the worst flood-related disaster in Europe in five decades. Scientists say extreme weather is more frequent ...

(AP Photo/Alberto Saiz) A man walks inside a flood damaged cemetery on the outskirts of Valencia, Spain, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024 ...

Authorities said the death toll had reached 158 on Thursday, meaning it could become Europe’s worst storm ... saying that his staff followed the central government’s “standard protocol”.

“The devastating flash floods in Spain demonstrate how dangerous extreme rainfall can be, even when well predicted. Despite AEMET issuing a red weather alert, we must do better in communicating the ...