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How the World Can Cope Better With Extreme Rainfall and Flooding

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Summary
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83% Informative

Climate change likely drove the intense rainfall behind the Valencia region in late October , killing more than 200 people.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that climate change has already intensified extreme precipitation in some regions.

Urban growth in areas with a history of flooding aggravates the situation, says Juan Ballesteros .

Climate change was likely partly to blame for the loss of life following Spain ’s recent cold drop.

Valencia did not warn the population sufficiently far in advance for them to take any action.

Flood-risk maps used in Spain and many other countries are deterministic; that is, they indicate only floodable and nonfloodable areas.

VR Score

88

Informative language

91

Neutral language

23

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

64

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not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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Time-value

medium-lived

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