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Cars tossed into the streets, infrastructure reduced to rubble, and a death toll of over 200. In October 2024, Valencia experienced a catastrophic flooding event unlike anything in Spain’s modern history, thanks to a phenomenon called a DANA storm. In this video, we’re delving into the science mechanisms driving the destruction. How can we prevent similar tragedies from happening again?



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References:
“Biggest natural disaster in Spain’s recent history” via trtworld.com https://bit.ly/valenciareport
“Valencia floods: Spain clings to fragments of hope in time of disaster”, via bbc.co.uk https://bit.ly/BBCvalencia
“’Life turned to dust’: A family’s grief after Spain floods”, via bbc.co.uk https://bit.ly/valenciatragedy
“Valencia floods: Our warming climate is making once-rare weather more common, and more destructive”, via theconversation.com https://bit.ly/morecommonfloods
“Meteorological analysis of extreme flash flood situation in the Valencia region”, via essl.org https://bit.ly/esslflood
“ Synoptic causes of torrential rainfall in South-eastern Spain (1941–2017)”, via unirioja.es https://bit.ly/rainfallcauses
“Flood Hazards in Flat Coastal Areas of the Eastern Iberian Peninsula: A Case Study in Oliva (Valencia, Spain)”, via mdpi.com https://bit.ly/Iberianpeninsula

“Quasi-Stationary Intense Rainstorms Spread Across
Europe Under Climate Change”, via wiley.com https://bit.ly/quasistationary
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“How Cities Are Using Nature-Based Solutions to Tackle Floods”, via time.com https://bit.ly/nbsfloods



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Credits:
Narrator: James Stewart
Producer: Alex McColgan
Writer: Edie Abrahams
Video Editor: Celal Kaçar
Thumbnail Designer: Peter Sheppard
Senior Production Coordinator: Jana Pšenková
Channel Manager: Georgina Brenner
Creator: Alex McColgan



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