As the BBC weather report screenshot shows, a meandering jetstream has created a large area of low pressure in parts of Europe, leading to heavy rain from Storm Boris in the regions covered by it. Inevitably catch-all slogans like ‘climate breakdown’ get bandied about by alarmist sources – the EU in this case – but even the possibility of natural weather variation is as ever ignored.
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Flooding continues to ravage parts of Europe as Storm Boris presses on with its path of destruction, reports Euronews.
Around a thousand people were evacuated in northern Italy on Thursday after torrential rains and severe flooding hit the region of Emilia-Romagna.
Rivers flooded in the provinces of Ravenna, Bologna and Faenza – with local officials urging people to stay on the upper storeys of their homes or leave them outright.
At least 800 residents of Ravenna and almost 200 from Bologna spent the night in shelters, schools and sports centres due to the flooding.
Schools were closed and trains were suspended as the extreme weather gripped the region. Residents were advised to avoid travel and work from home if possible.
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Residents of the southwestern Polish town of Klodzko on Thursday began cleaning up damage done by the Nyza river that rose almost three times above its alarm level on Sunday.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk visited the town on Wednesday [and] has said that the situation in Klodzko was the most dramatic in the entire country.
The 6.65 meter flood level surpassed the previous high of a historic 1997 flooding.
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So much was destroyed in the houses of residents in Lower Austria there is now huge amounts of garbage.
However, the large waste incineration plant in Dürnrohr is flooded and therefore at a standstill.
Flooding in Central Europe combined with deadly wildfires in Portugal are proof of a “climate breakdown” that will become the norm unless drastic action is taken [Talkshop comment – tinkering with trace gases?], the EU’s head office said on Wednesday.
Full report here.
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