AP’s Europe teams were quick to deliver exceptional, wide-ranging coverage in all formats as devastating floods left some 200 dead across Northern Europe. Sweeping stories and arresting visuals showed ...

What can we expect in the worst-case scenario? In regions with a high risk of flooding, this is an important question: what extreme events should the protective measures be designed for? Often this is ...

On 14 July 2021, extreme precipitation lashed the Alps and other parts of Europe. A cascade of water ripped through the rivers. Despite advance warnings of major floods, nearly 200 people died in ...

Humans adapt to floods through private measures, early warning systems, emergency preparedness and other solutions. A new attribution study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) ...

Deaths from flooding in Europe have dropped by 52 per cent since 1950, thanks to solutions like early warning systems and emergency preparedness, a new study from the Potsdam Institute for Climate ...

Spain's Valencia was hit by historic flash floods that killed 155 and sowed chaos in a region key to the nation's economy.