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How the World Can Cope Better With Extreme Rainfall and Flooding
Climate change, misdiagnosed vulnerability, and ignorance of risk amplify extreme rainfall disasters.
The tragic flooding that hit Spain’s Valencia region in late October, killing more than 200 people, was a reminder that many so-called natural disasters are, in fact, the result of extreme events enhanced by human factors. Much of the answer lies in accurately understanding severe weather phenomena, reducing the prediction time for them, effectively communicating the risk of each event to the population, and prioritizing nature-based solutions to lessen their impact. In an article published in the Journal of Hydrology, of which he is a coauthor, Bodoque indicates that while “risk management based on a technocratic approach can give people a false sense of security,” the implementation of a good risk-communication strategy would facilitate a better response to emergency alerts.
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