Flash Floods Are the ‘Hardest Kind’ of Disaster to Prevent, Experts Say
12 July 2025 at 17:01
Scholars and designers of early warning systems say that there are still huge gaps in our ability to predict flash floods and warn those at risk.
Flood-damaged homes lining the river in Chiva, near Valencia, Spain, in November. A flood alert system was in place but was not immediately activated.
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