Deadly and destructive flooding in the Valencia region of Spain was caused by a 'DANA' last week. But what exactly is a DANA, how is it different from a storm and are they becoming more common?

Carmen Grau Vila has been working for over 15 years as an expert in disaster management and understands the indignation of ...

In the last few days, a seasonal weather system known in Spain as the “cold drop” or DANA (an acronym of depresión aislada en ...

Spanish rescuers are focusing their search for missing people on underground garages and a multi-storey car park following last week's devastating floods in Valencia. The death toll after a year's ...