Human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood and intensified the heavy rains that led to devastating flooding in Central Europe earlier this month, a new flash study found.

Central Europe's devastating floods were made much worse by climate change and offer a stark glimpse of the future for the world's fastest-warming continent, scientists say. Storm Boris has ravaged countries including Poland,

The rainfall was "by far" the heaviest ever recorded in central Europe, according to World Weather Attribution.