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By PAOLO SANTALUCIA, SETH BORENSTEIN and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Climate experts say the floods that sent rivers of mud tearing through

The floods that sent rivers of mud tearing through towns in Italy's northeast are another drenching dose of climate change's all-or-nothing weather extremes, something that has been happening around the globe, scientists say. The coastal region of Emilia-Romagna was struck twice, first by heavy rain two weeks ago on drought-parched ground that could not absorb…

The floods that sent rivers of mud tearing through towns in Italy’s northeast are another drenching dose of climate change’s all-or-nothing weather extremes, something that has been happening around the globe, scientists say. The coastal region of Emilia-Romagna was struck twice, first by heavy rain two weeks ago on drought-parched ground that could not absorb…

The coastal region of Emilia-Romagna was struck twice, first by heavy rain two weeks ago on drought-parched ground that could not absorb it

13 die after months worth of rain hits in days in a parched area

At least 13,000 people have had to evacuate from their home.

In a changing climate, more rain is coming, but it’s falling on fewer days in less useful and more dangerous downpours.

In a changing climate, more rain is coming, but it's falling on fewer days in less useful and more dangerous downpours.

In a changing climate, more rain is coming, but it’s falling on fewer days in less useful and more dangerous downpours.

Climate experts say the floods that sent rivers of mud tearing through towns in Italy’s northeast this week are the result of extreme weather phenomena that are becoming increasingly frequent around the world. That includes prolonged periods of drought punctuated by intense periods of rain that can’t be absorbed by the parched ground. That's what happened in hard-hit Emilia-Romagna, where rivers burst their banks to drench towns in mud. At least 13 people were killed and billions of eur...