Europa sufrió inundaciones sin precedente en 2024 infographic
El gráfico muestra el porcentaje anual de redes fluviales europeas que experimentaron inundaciones entre 1992 y 2024, y un mapa con ríos afectados.
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Europa sufrió las peores inundaciones en más de una década

By Jordi Bou

April 15, 2025 - El año pasado, el continente experimentó sus inundaciones más extendidas desde 2013,mientras que el cambio climático impulsado por el uso de combustibles fósiles causó el año más caluroso en su historia.

Flooding killed at least 335 people in Europe in 2024 and affected an estimated 413,000, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service and the World Meteorological Organization said in a joint report on Europe's climate.

The two most destructive examples were the deluges that tore through central Europe in September and eastern Spain in October, which accounted for more than 250 of the 335 flooding deaths recorded across the continent in 2024.

Globally, 2024 was the world’s warmest year since records began, as well as the warmest for Europe – the planet’s fastest-warming continent.

Previous studies have shown that global heating has intensified and increased the likelihood of such disasters, as warmer temperatures allow clouds to unleash heavier rainfall.

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PUBLISHED: 15/04/2025; STORY: Graphic News
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