Devastating Italian Floods Linked to Climate Change and Infrastructure Neglect, Experts Warn of More Violent Storms to Come

Recent heavy rains in northern Italy have been connected to climate change and decades of unsafe land development and neglect.
Scientists predict more frequent and violent storms like these in the future.
The floods were the result of urbanization, soil conditions, and months of drought.
Italy has failed to prioritize prevention and rebuilding must be combined with measures to at least lessen the effects of future storms.
Solutions include sustainable farming, rethinking land use, cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and building reservoirs along rivers.