Europe Faces Severe Flooding Amid Climate Crisis
Europe Faces Severe Flooding Amid Climate Crisis
US · Published Feb 22, 2026
Europe is experiencing severe flooding due to a series of intense storms, worsened by climate change, particularly affecting the Iberian Peninsula and the UK.
A southward shift in the jet stream, combined with high pressure over northern Europe, is blocking weather systems, leading to prolonged and intense rainfall.
Global warming amplifies flood risks as warmer air holds more moisture, increasing rainfall totals and the severity of flooding events.
Intense storms cause severe flooding in Europe
Europe is experiencing severe flooding due to intense storms, made worse by climate change, with the Iberian Peninsula and the UK hit hard. Constant rains from storms like Alice, Benjamin, and Claudia have caused major disruption. A southward shift in the jet stream, along with high pressure over northern Europe, has blocked weather systems, leading to more rainfall. This blockage creates a bottleneck, stopping weather systems from moving east and causing continuous rain in the same areas.
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