2024 was the hottest recorded year. What's Europe doing to adapt? | DW News

Flooding in Europe reached its worst level in over a decade in 2024 — with nearly a third of the continent’s rivers breaching flood thresholds. That’s one of the key findings in a new report from Copernicus and the World Meteorological Organization. In Spain’s Valencia region, the damage is still being felt after October’s floods. Local officials are now proposing new defences — but many worry they may come too late.

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0:00 Europe and climate chance
3:19 Samantha Burgess, Copernicus Climate Chance Service

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Post from DW News on April 15, 2025

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