Reacción a "A "dead end" effect increases the likelihood of flooding in the Mediterranean"

The study adds to our scientific understanding of how climate change increases the risk of severe flooding. On the one hand, a warmer atmosphere can retain more water, increasing precipitation amounts in heavy downpours. On the other hand, there is a tendency for atmospheric circulation during the summer to become more stationary.

This causes weather systems to remain in the same place for longer and, in the case of precipitation events, causes more rain to fall in the same area rather than distributed over wider regions. Both factors must be taken into account when preparing for future flood risk.