Flooded River Seine surpasses critical 6-metre mark in Paris

[inanna]

Source: France 24

2016-06-03

The flooded River Seine in Paris hit the critical 6m above-base-level mark on Friday and is set to continue rising, officials said, with floodwaters already wreaking havoc in the capital and elsewhere in France.

Read more: http://www.france24.com/en/20160603-live-france-paris-floods-river-seine-6m-mark

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2016-06-03

River Seine set to keep rising as Louvre closes its doors

The River Seine in Paris surged to its highest level in more than 30 years on Thursday, shutting down the famed Louvre and Orsay museums, and is set to continue to rise on Friday as more bad weather arrives in flood-hit France.

Some towns in central France have been hit by their worst floods in over a century, with more than 5,000 people evacuated since the weekend and around 19,000 homes without power, after several days of torrential rain.

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The Seine burst its banks on Wednesday and, as of Thursday evening, had reached a height of 5.37m above its normal level. Authorities warned the river could reach a peak of 5.90m above normal on Friday, with forecasters predicting further downpours.

France 24: http://www.france24.com/en/20160603-paris-france-floods-river-seine-keep-rising-louvre-closes-doors

[msongs]

1. aka drought relief nt

[JDPriestly]

2. The beloved city.

It's a 50- or 100-year flood I read in Le Monde.

I've been waiting to see whether anyone would post about this on DU.

I think this is maybe the second post I have noticed.

Paris. I hope the rains stop soon.

[Surya Gayatri]

3. Here ya go...lots of pics.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027877120

[inanna]

6. Thanks for this post.

PLEASE stay safe.

[Surya Gayatri]

7. Thanks. I live "up the hill". So far so good. Just a bit cold and damp.

[countryjake]

12. There was a post about Paris on Wed, too.

On Monday, I went looking for something on the flood devastation in Germany, after I heard about the terrible disasters there last weekend. This "Omega Block" of the Jet Stream has put a good chunk of Europe under water and so many people are reeling as their lives have been destroyed.


Rain pummels France; Seine overflows its banks in Paris posted by lovuian
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=7873320



Here's What Caused the Deadly Floods in Germany and France
https://www.wunderground.com/news/europe-flood-excessive-rain-blocking-pattern-germany-france

[JDPriestly]

13. A real disaster.

[countryjake]

14. Climate Change...

"We have an enemy out there and that enemy is going to cause drought and floods and extreme weather disturbances. There’s going to be international conflict." ~ Bernie Sanders

The greatest threat to our planet.

[former9thward]

15. Weather is not climate change...

[countryjake]

16. The greatest threat to our planet...

Climate Change.

[former9thward]

17. See post #9.

Was it climate change in 1910?

[countryjake]

19. Did they get 400% of their monthly average rainfall within 24 hrs in 1910?

That Seine flood in 1910 took quite a while for the water to get so high, didn't it?

If we choose not to discuss the disruption of the planet's Jet Streams, deadly flash floods due to outrageously high rainfall totals, incredibly hot temperatures in normally mild climes, or any other unusually extreme weather disturbances in terms of our rapidly changing planet, it's, sadly, our descendants who will wish we'd spoken up.

[former9thward]

20. I don't know.

I wasn't around then and I suspect you weren't either. Weather is not climate change.

[passiveporcupine]

21. Yes, every year it's been getting worse.

I fear for this planet.

Very few politicians and governments really seem to understand how real and present this danger is.

[inanna]

4. The Latest: French president: Paris floods are 'exceptional'

Jun. 3, 2016 2:28 PM ET

PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the flooding that has affected parts of Europe (all times local):

8:30 p.m.

French president Francois Hollande says "more decisions" may be required due to the "exceptional" flooding situation in Paris and other French regions.

Hollande spoke Friday at a press conference with visiting South-Korean president Park Geun-Hye. He didn't elaborate on what new decisions he is considering should the Seine's level keep rising.

Hollande said he has attended a meeting "so we can be vigilant regarding the rising water level, the peaks which might potentially involve more decisions."

The French president said "what is happening now, especially in Paris and in some regions, is exceptional."

Link: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/3d281c11a96b4ad082fe88aa0db04305/Article_2016-06-03-EU--Europe-Floods-The%20Latest/id-94a63424c8744647bd8084e196aa4bc1

[rocktivity]

5. What's French for "It's a good thing that climate change

is just a figment of the liberals' imagination..."


rocktivity

[Surya Gayatri]

8. "C'est une bonne chose que le changement climatique ne soit que

le fruit de l'imagination fertile de la gauche politique."

[saidsimplesimon]

10. Merci beaucoup

[appalachiablue]

9. Another thread from yesterday,

Postcard of Paris Flood, Jan. 1910.



More, http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141473425

[saidsimplesimon]

11. Don't build on the rivers, let them flow.

The climate deniers best insure their pied a terre. No worries, I can float, swim and tread water.

[eppur_se_muova]

18. Ironically, I read this book just last year ...

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6625152-paris-under-water

Apparently published to mark the 100th anniversary of the last great flood.