Satellite images show the devastation from Spain's deadly floods
Oct 31, 2024 · Climate scientists and meteorologists say the immediate cause of the flooding in Spain is a DANA, a cut-off lower pressure storm system that migrated from an unusually wavy and stalled jet stream. People shovel up mud after floods in Catarroja on the outskirts of Valencia, Spain, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.
Storm Babet - Wikipedia
Storm Babet (known as Storm Viktor in Germany) [1] was an intense extratropical cyclone which affected large parts of northern and western Europe. The second named storm of the 2023–24 European windstorm season , Babet was named by the UK's Met Office on 16 October 2023.
'Extreme danger' red alert for Barcelona warns of more rain on the …
4 days ago · Spain's transport minister, Oscar Puente, suspended all commuter trains in northeast Catalonia. "Do not travel unless strictly necessary," the region's population of eight million people were told.
The weather conditions that caused flash flooding in Spain - BBC
30 October 2024. BBC Weather's Matt Taylor looks at how more than a year's worth of rain fell in just eight hours in parts of Spain. Much of the country has been badly hit by heavy rain and ...
Valencia flood horror as 'at least 51 dead or missing' and cars
Spain is currently grappling with the aftermath of severe flash floods in Valencia, with a staggering death toll and several individuals still unaccounted for as Storm Babet looms on the horizon ...
What caused deadly floods in Spain? The impact of DANA explained
Oct 30, 2024 · Catastrophic flash floods that have killed at least 217 people in Spain are caused by a destructive weather system in which cold and warm air meet and produce powerful rain clouds, a pattern ...
If Spanish floods don't ignite climate action, what will? - RTÉ
4 days ago · The fingerprint of climate change has been revealed in studies of the Midleton flood associated with Storm Babet in October 2023. It's the same familiar story: the storm drew additional moisture ...
Scientists sure warming world made Spain's storm more intense
Oct 30, 2024 · Weather researchers say the likely main cause of the intense rainfall was a natural weather event that hits Spain in Autumn and Winter. Called a "gota fría” or cold drop, it sees cold air ...
Deadly Spain floods show difficulty of adapting to intense rains
Nov 1, 2024 · Floods that killed more than 200 people in eastern Spain this week were caused by a storm that dumped a year’s worth of rainfall in less than 24 hours. Advertisement.
Flooding and destruction as Storm Babet hits Northern Europe
Oct 20, 2023 · As Storm Babet continues its destructive path across northern Europe, authorities are tirelessly working to safeguard lives and mitigate the extensive damage caused by the extreme weather.