Jun 3, 2016
Record-breaking floods hit Paris. Get used to it.
Paris
France
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Photo: Christian Hartmann, Reuters
French president Francois Hollande said at a Friday press conference that “what is happening now, especially in Paris and in some regions, is exceptional.” However, scientists note that flooding of this magnitude is the new normal — thanks to climate change.
“Heavy rains? Massive flooding? Get used to it,” Princeton climate scientist Michael Oppenheimer told the Associated Press