Central Europe braces for more natural disasters after Storm Boris

A new report has revealed that Central Europe is set to face more natural disasters after the devastating floods that came with Storm Boris.

According to a groundbreaking study from World Weather Attribution, the catastrophic rainfall that triggered deadly floods this month, killing 24 and leaving entire towns in ruin, has become twice as likely due to rising global temperatures.

The report confirmed that the record-breaking downpour from Storm Boris was fueled by climate change, making such extreme rainfall 7% heavier than in previous decades.

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If the world warms by just another 0.7°C, these destructive storms will become at least 50% more common, unleashing even greater damage on economies and infrastructure.

“Until oil, gas, and coal are replaced by renewables, floods like these will only grow more ferocious,” warned researcher Joyce Kimutai, co-author of the report. Scientists now caution that if global warming reaches 2°C by the 2050s, the economic toll from floods could skyrocket as these storms hit harder and more often.

With entire communities buried under mud, bridges collapsed, and repair bills running into the billions, Storm Boris may just be a glimpse of the future unless immediate action is taken to curb fossil fuel emissions.