A study published on Tuesday, 24 August, by World Weather Attribution (WWA)—an initiative of scientists from various countries around the world—indicates that climate change has increased the likelihood of extreme precipitation events similar to those observed in Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands during mid-July this year by a factor between 1.2 and 9.
“It is difficult to analyse the climate change influence on heavy rainfall at very local levels, but we were...