Scientists rapidly assess role of climate change in recent French flood
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.029891
New York Times : In late May, regions within the Seine River basin, including Paris, were flooded by some 6 meters of water following three days of unusually heavy rain. Such flooding is much more likely because of climate change, say scientists from World Weather Attribution (WWA), a group devoted to providing timely and accurate information regarding extreme weather events and their causes. Using historical regional temperatures and computer models, the researchers found that climate change has made such an extreme three-day rain event 80% more likely in the Seine River basin and 90% more likely in the Loire River basin. The WWA researchers hope that their rapid scientific analyses of weather events will provide objective information on climate change and help prevent media speculation.
