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 التغير في المناخ يزيد من تفاقم الفيضانات في إسبانيا infographic
Graphic shows total rainfall registered on October 29 in the Spanish region of Valencia, and explains the DANA phenomenon.
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التغير في المناخ يزيد من تفاقم الفيضانات في إسبانيا

By Jordi Bou

October 31, 2024 - الفيضانات الكارثية التي أودت بحياة أكثر من 150 شخصاً في إسبانيا هي نتيجة لظاهرة جوية تُعرف باسم دانا (DANA)، التي يُعتقد أنها تزداد شدة بسبب تغير المناخ.

Meteorologists have said that the rainfall in Spain is most likely the result of a sudden “cold drop,” also known as DANA, a Spanish acronym for high-altitude isolated depression.

That happens when cold air moves over the warm waters of the Mediterranean Sea, allowing the hotter, moist air at the surface to rise quickly and producing giant rain clouds. Then, the storm system pushes these moisture-rich clouds over land.

Crews are searching for bodies in stranded cars and sodden buildings following the flash floods that claimed at least 158 lives, with 155 deaths confirmed in the eastern Valencia region alone.

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PUBLISHED: 31/10/2024; STORY: Graphic News
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