The flash floods in Spain are another terrible reminder of the changing and more chaotic weather we are experiencing as a result of climate change.
We need to give serious consideration to how we can better design our landscapes, towns and cities. In the longer term, this will need to include radical redesign of urban areas.
Flash floods can affect anyone, anywhere. It is time we afforded the same to flood risk preparedness.
In general terms, what we know is that, in the context of climate change, these types of intense and exceptional, rare rain events are becoming more frequent.
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