India, Feb. 18 -- The extreme rainfall and flash floods in Valencia, Spain in October 2024 were intensified by climate change.

New research highlights how increased atmospheric moisture and warming have amplified rainfall events.

Authors urge the need for enhanced climate adaptation strategies in the Western Mediterranean region.

The attribution of storms and associated rainfall to global warming and consequent climate change is challenging with many scientific gaps. But such analysis is also required to understand how smaller scale extreme weather events are getting modified by increased moisture in the atmosphere and other changes to atmospheric characteristics and the hydrological cycle.

A new attribution analysis of the extreme ra...