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Record-warm Mediterranean fuels extreme rain on Corsica
Original: The record warm Mediterranean - due to climate change - strikes again. 191 mm of rain in one hour on Corsica. # Climatec
Corsica has been hit by an extraordinary downpour, with 191 mm of rain falling in a single hour amid severe weather in southern France. Euronews reports one person dead near Marseille and another missing in Corsica. Commenters link the event to the record-warm Mediterranean, arguing that climate change is intensifying extreme rainfall across the region.
Why now: A deadly extreme rainfall event has been attributed to the unusually warm Mediterranean, reigniting discussion about climate change impacts.
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- The record warm Mediterranean - due to climate change - strikes again. 191 mm of rain in one hour on Corsica. # ClimatechangeisWaterchange https://www. euronews.com/2026/10/21/severe -weather-in-southern-france-one-dead-near-marseille-one-missing-in-corsica # ClimateChange · Sustainable2050@mastodon.energy · 27
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