Chris Ewokor

Yeah, there are questions, I suppose, that still remain about the floods that hit Valencia. I mean, there was a huge amount of rainfall in just eight hours, about a year's worth of rainfall, 491 millimetres of rain, and that led to some catastrophic flooding. I've been looking back, though, at the performance of the local weather authorities, AMET. They're the Spanish forecasting authorities.

Yeah, there are questions, I suppose, that still remain about the floods that hit Valencia. I mean, there was a huge amount of rainfall in just eight hours, about a year's worth of rainfall, 491 millimetres of rain, and that led to some catastrophic flooding. I've been looking back, though, at the performance of the local weather authorities, AMET. They're the Spanish forecasting authorities.

And in the days ahead, they actually predicted this area of low pressure. They called it Adana weather events, and they do get these several times during the year. but they highlighted this one was going to be particularly bad. In the morning of the floods, they had a top-level red weather warning that was in force. So they were expecting some severe flooding.

And in the days ahead, they actually predicted this area of low pressure. They called it Adana weather events, and they do get these several times during the year. but they highlighted this one was going to be particularly bad. In the morning of the floods, they had a top-level red weather warning that was in force. So they were expecting some severe flooding.

And in the days ahead, they actually predicted this area of low pressure. They called it Adana weather events, and they do get these several times during the year. but they highlighted this one was going to be particularly bad. In the morning of the floods, they had a top-level red weather warning that was in force. So they were expecting some severe flooding.

But what came was enormous amounts of rain. And I think if we look at this area of Spain, we've had deadly floods that happened back in 1957 and 1982. So they don't come along too often, but when they do, they can be absolutely devastating. And I think what we see with this weather event is an enormous amount of rain coming in a short space of time.

But what came was enormous amounts of rain. And I think if we look at this area of Spain, we've had deadly floods that happened back in 1957 and 1982. So they don't come along too often, but when they do, they can be absolutely devastating. And I think what we see with this weather event is an enormous amount of rain coming in a short space of time.

But what came was enormous amounts of rain. And I think if we look at this area of Spain, we've had deadly floods that happened back in 1957 and 1982. So they don't come along too often, but when they do, they can be absolutely devastating. And I think what we see with this weather event is an enormous amount of rain coming in a short space of time.

The rivers in this part of Spain run off the land very, very quickly. So you don't necessarily get a lot of warning before a wave of water hits your properties and your communities. So I think the main questions that still are to be asked really about this are about weather.

The rivers in this part of Spain run off the land very, very quickly. So you don't necessarily get a lot of warning before a wave of water hits your properties and your communities. So I think the main questions that still are to be asked really about this are about weather.

The rivers in this part of Spain run off the land very, very quickly. So you don't necessarily get a lot of warning before a wave of water hits your properties and your communities. So I think the main questions that still are to be asked really about this are about weather.

When the public received warnings from the government, both the national governments and the regional governments, the way that the water levels were monitored in these river catchments, given the history of flooding and how quickly the flooding comes on in this part of the world, and of course, like a lot of places around the world, we've seen quite a bit of construction involved.

When the public received warnings from the government, both the national governments and the regional governments, the way that the water levels were monitored in these river catchments, given the history of flooding and how quickly the flooding comes on in this part of the world, and of course, like a lot of places around the world, we've seen quite a bit of construction involved.

When the public received warnings from the government, both the national governments and the regional governments, the way that the water levels were monitored in these river catchments, given the history of flooding and how quickly the flooding comes on in this part of the world, and of course, like a lot of places around the world, we've seen quite a bit of construction involved.

in what are known to be flood-prone areas. So there are questions that remain about this flooding. I can look back here in the UK, back in 2007, following the catastrophic floods we had here in the UK, there was a pit review that was done by Lord Pitt, and he recommended a much closer collaboration between the Met Office, which is the UK forecasting authority,

in what are known to be flood-prone areas. So there are questions that remain about this flooding. I can look back here in the UK, back in 2007, following the catastrophic floods we had here in the UK, there was a pit review that was done by Lord Pitt, and he recommended a much closer collaboration between the Met Office, which is the UK forecasting authority,

in what are known to be flood-prone areas. So there are questions that remain about this flooding. I can look back here in the UK, back in 2007, following the catastrophic floods we had here in the UK, there was a pit review that was done by Lord Pitt, and he recommended a much closer collaboration between the Met Office, which is the UK forecasting authority,

and the Environment Agency, which is responsible for issuing flood warnings. And that resulted in the setting up of the Flood Forecast Centre, which is manned by hydrometeorologists. What they do is they can take weather data, forecast data, and model what the response of the rainfall is likely to be on individual river catchments.

and the Environment Agency, which is responsible for issuing flood warnings. And that resulted in the setting up of the Flood Forecast Centre, which is manned by hydrometeorologists. What they do is they can take weather data, forecast data, and model what the response of the rainfall is likely to be on individual river catchments.

and the Environment Agency, which is responsible for issuing flood warnings. And that resulted in the setting up of the Flood Forecast Centre, which is manned by hydrometeorologists. What they do is they can take weather data, forecast data, and model what the response of the rainfall is likely to be on individual river catchments.