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===2018 Paris flood=== In January 2018 the Seine again flooded, reaching a flood level of {{convert|5.84|m|ftin}} on 29 January.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Nicolas |last1=Garriga |first2=Jeffrey |last2=Schaeffer |url=https://www.deseret.com/2018/1/29/20639148/france-sees-worst-rains-in-50-years-floods-peak-in-paris/ |title=France sees worst rains in 50 years, floods peak in Paris |newspaper=[[Deseret News]] |agency=Associated Press |date=29 January 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130034355/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900008826/france-sees-worst-rains-in-50-years-floods-peak-in-paris.html |archive-date=30 January 2018}}</ref> An official warning was issued on 24 January that heavy rainfall was likely to cause the river to flood.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/24/paris-flooding-alert-rising-seine-transport-disruption|title=Paris on flooding alert as rising Seine causes travel disruption|last=Willsher|first=Kim|date=24 January 2018|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=2018-01-24|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124120302/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/24/paris-flooding-alert-rising-seine-transport-disruption|archive-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> By 27 January, the river was rising.<ref>{{cite news |first=Amy |last=Held |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/27/581297526/deja-vu-flooding-in-paris-as-officials-say-seine-will-crest-soon |title=DΓ©jΓ Vu Flooding in Paris As Officials Say Seine Will Crest Soon |department=The Two-Way |publisher=[[National Public Radio]] |date=27 January 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128063730/https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/27/581297526/deja-vu-flooding-in-paris-as-officials-say-seine-will-crest-soon |archive-date=28 January 2018}}</ref> The Deputy Mayor of Paris [[Colombe Brossel]] warned that the heavy rain was caused by [[climate change]]. He added that "We have to understand that climatic change is not a word, it's a reality."<ref>{{cite news |first1=Saskya |last1=Vandoorne |first2=Lauren |last2=Said-Moorhouse |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/26/europe/paris-still-on-flood-alert-intl/index.html |title=Paris is still on flood alert even though the rain has stopped |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=26 January 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223110822/https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/26/europe/paris-still-on-flood-alert-intl/index.html |archive-date=23 February 2018}}</ref>
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