Devastating Floods Linked to Climate Change

neighbourhoods submerged. (Reuters News Agency Report) In western Germany and large parts of Europe, heavy floods wiped out villages and reduced some infrastructure to a sea of debris in July 2021. John Butschkowski, a Red Cross driver helping with the German rescue mission, told Reuters, “It is inconceivable that this is happening in Germany.” Ilan Kelman, a professor of disasters and health at University College London, wrote for The Washington Post this week, “No one should assume that we can ever make our abodes completely fireproof, be ready to evacuate safely while being psychologically and financially prepared to return to only ashes. … We must plan better for floods and build our cities and communities to withstand them.” According to the FloodList, in France, nearly two months of rain fell in just a few hours in Lot-etGaronne Department in southwestern France late on 08 September 2021. The streets of the city of Agen were inundated with over 2 meters of water. These floods directly result from global warming as warmer atmospheres retain more moisture that falls as heavy rains.