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Europe Faces Climate Crisis as Extreme Weather Events Increase

Recent devastating weather events across Europe, particularly the catastrophic flooding in Valencia, highlight the urgent realities of climate change. With over 570,000 deaths attributed to extreme weather in the last two decades, experts link human-induced climate change to the intensity and frequency of such disasters. Climatic conditions have made rainfall from storms 12% heavier and twice as likely to occur. The World Weather Attribution scientists stress the necessity for urgent infrastructure adaptation and improved disaster preparedness to combat the escalating threats posed by climate change.

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