Torrential Rainfall across Parts of Italy and Southeastern France Triggers

According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, heavy rains have caused widespread flooding in France and Italy during the first week of November after a low pressure system that developed over the Mediterranean Sea moved northwards, bringing high levels of precipitation. The system responsible for the recent flooding in Italy and France began as an extratropical storm named “Rolf” and subsequently developed tropical characteristics over the warm waters of the Mediterranean. According to AIR, the flooding in Italy and France has been caused by a specific form of low-pressure system…

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