Global heating ‘doubled’ chance of extreme rain in Europe in September

Researchers find climate crisis aggravated the four days of heavy rainfall and deadly floods

• We're getting rid of everything': floods destroy homes and lives in Czech Republic

Planet-heating pollution doubled the chance of the extreme levels of rain that hammered central Europe in September, a study has found.

Researchers found global heating aggravated the four days of heavy rainfall that led to deadly floods in countries from Austria to Romania.