Flemish geographer in Bologna paints a shocking picture after the flood in Italy: “This was an announced disaster and more will follow”

In Emilia Romagna, the water is gradually receding after the deluge flooded large parts of the region last week. Time for an analysis with Flemish Tim Raeymaekers (48), geographer at the University of Bologna. He paints a shocking picture of the situation and sees three other causes of the disaster in addition to global warming. “We urgently need to radically transform our economic model.”

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