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Extreme flooding in a record year: time to rethink risk awareness

Extreme flooding in a record year: time to rethink risk awareness

Flooding is the leading natural hazard in France, affecting more municipalities, more land, and more people than any other risk. As climate change intensifies extreme weather events, the question of how to prepare populations, not just warn them, is becoming central to public safety strategies worldwide. This article draws on France's experience and the concrete steps it is taking to strengthen flood risk culture, with lessons that apply well beyond its borders.