Off Topic Climate change/ pollution

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The official responsible for authorising the sending of the emergency alerts, was apparently out on a three hour lunch with some young female journalist and as a consequence, several places were already completely flooded by the time the alert went out.

It's front page Spanish news still - massive emphasis on why better and earlier warnings weren't given, politicians, civil servants and scientists going to be grilled at a national public inquiry.
 
The official responsible for authorising the sending of the emergency alerts, was apparently out on a three hour lunch with some young female journalist and as a consequence, several places were already completely flooded by the time the alert went out.

I’m not sure of the ins and outs, but I’m sure that penis was part of the problem .
 
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It's front page Spanish news still - massive emphasis on why better and earlier warnings weren't given, politicians, civil servants and scientists going to be grilled at a national public inquiry.

Good to know we aren’t the only country with useless, inefficient politicians, civil servants and scientists.
 
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After it flooded in 1957 they diverted the natural river bed around the outside of the city and then built a whole complex in the OG riverbed including a new train station for Spain's excellent high speed rail network. It’s pretty impressive to be honest.
 
After it flooded in 1957 they diverted the natural river bed around the outside of the city and then built a whole complex in the OG riverbed including a new train station for Spain's excellent high speed rail network. It’s pretty impressive to be honest.

Don’t think that may have played a part then?
 
It's front page Spanish news still - massive emphasis on why better and earlier warnings weren't given, politicians, civil servants and scientists going to be grilled at a national public inquiry.

it was well known for weeks that a storm was incoming…that’s why I avoided Mallorca & went to Lanzarote. It wasn’t a surprise event
 
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The severity of it and the amount of rain that fell in a short space of time was a surprise. Though heads will roll given the lack of preparedness and poor response.

Maybe…the surprise seems to be where the heavy rain fell…in the hills above, but the storm was well forecast.
3 weeks before my skipper said don’t come, make other plans. Not safe to go out to sea, will not be comfortable in port
 
Climate change deniers love a bit of whataboutery, dismissing examples of extreme weather by pointing out that there's always been extreme weather.

There has.

The climate change element isn't about one off events, it's about the unprecedented regulatory with which such events are now occurring.

Don’t think anyone has ever denied climate changes.It has done from the start of time.