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[font size="5"]Here's What Caused the Deadly Floods in Germany and France[/font]
Tom Moore
Published: June 1, 2016
A pair of European countries were swamped this week by an atmospheric phenomenon that was responsible for widespread flooding.
The slow-moving storm system, which at times produced extremely intense and record-breaking rainfall, resulted in major flooding across parts of France and Germany. Portions of northeast France (near the border with Belgium) received six full weeks of rain in just a 24-hour period during the multi-day event.
[font size="4"]Setup For Extreme Rain[/font]
Extreme weather conditions are often produced by a blocking pattern at the jet stream level. The weather over much of the past week across western Europe has been influenced by a phenomenon known as an "omega block."
In this case, a massive high-pressure ridge aloft (bulge in the jet stream) built northward across the eastern North Atlantic and stretched from just east of Greenland to Scandinavia.
(more at linked headline)
Tom Moore
Published: June 1, 2016
A pair of European countries were swamped this week by an atmospheric phenomenon that was responsible for widespread flooding.
The slow-moving storm system, which at times produced extremely intense and record-breaking rainfall, resulted in major flooding across parts of France and Germany. Portions of northeast France (near the border with Belgium) received six full weeks of rain in just a 24-hour period during the multi-day event.
[font size="4"]Setup For Extreme Rain[/font]
Extreme weather conditions are often produced by a blocking pattern at the jet stream level. The weather over much of the past week across western Europe has been influenced by a phenomenon known as an "omega block."
In this case, a massive high-pressure ridge aloft (bulge in the jet stream) built northward across the eastern North Atlantic and stretched from just east of Greenland to Scandinavia.
(more at linked headline)
Rather amazing video at link
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