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Flash floods in the Alps: How climate change is supercharging summer storms

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A 2C warming can double the frequency of extreme summer downpours in the Alps .

Warm air retains more moisture ( around 7% more per degree) and intensifies thunderstorm activity.

In June 2018 , the city of Lausanne in Switzerland experienced an extreme and short-lived rainfall episode, with 41 millimeters of precipitation falling in just 10 minutes .

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