The Danube River overflowed in Hungary on Thursday, December 28, and flooded the country’s capital, Budapest. This was reported by Reuters.
The publication states that at the peak of the leak, the water rose as high as 6.9 meters. It is emphasized that the recorded level is a record since 2013. It is said that the reason for this is the heavy rain and snowfall, as well as the mild weather that followed.
The agency emphasizes that there was no serious damage to the buildings in the city after the flood. Experts worry that such events may occur more frequently in the future due to climate change.
Roman Vilfand, formerly scientific director of the Russian Hydrometeorological Center saidIt was stated that ice melting will increase in Russia during the winter season and the winter season will continue to shorten.
According to the head of the Center for Hydrometeorology, such trends are associated with the greenhouse effect, and all attempts to reduce harmful emissions affecting climate change cannot significantly change the situation.
Earlier, meteorologist Shuvalov predicted that the frequency of natural disasters in Russia will increase to increase.