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Cause and Effect | Deluge in Dubai highlights climate vulnerability and a lack of preparedness
8 months, 1 week ago

Cause and Effect | Deluge in Dubai highlights climate vulnerability and a lack of preparedness

Hindustan Times  

A year’s worth of rain in 24 hours submerged Dubai, a city in the desert proud of its modern gloss, in 142mm inches of water on April 16. Ahead of the flooding, the country’s disaster management authority on April 15 said in a post on X: “In preparation to the upcoming weather conditions in the country, NCEMA urges the esteemed …

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Deadly flooding hit several countries at once. Scientists say this will only be more common
1 year, 5 months ago

Deadly flooding hit several countries at once. Scientists say this will only be more common

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Extreme rainfall accompanied by deadly …

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Deadly flooding hit several countries at once. Scientists say this will only be more common
1 year, 5 months ago

Deadly flooding hit several countries at once. Scientists say this will only be more common

Associated Press  

Extreme rainfall accompanied by deadly flooding hit the United States and several other countries over the weekend and last week. “As the climate gets warmer we expect intense rain events to become more common, it’s a very robust prediction of climate models,” Soden added. “It’s not surprising to see these events happening, it’s what models have been predicting ever since …

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Deadly flooding hits several countries, scientists said this will be increasingly common
1 year, 5 months ago

Deadly flooding hits several countries, scientists said this will be increasingly common

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Although destructive flooding in India, Japan, China and Turkey …

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Deadly flooding is hitting several countries at once. Scientists say this will only be more common
1 year, 5 months ago

Deadly flooding is hitting several countries at once. Scientists say this will only be more common

Associated Press  

Schools in New Delhi were forced to close Monday after heavy monsoon rains battered the Indian capital, with landslides and flash floods killing at least 15 people over the last three days. Scientists say destructive flooding events around the world have a common cause: a warmer atmosphere. Although destructive flooding in India, Japan, China, Turkey and the United States might …

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Atmospheric rivers caused 70% of India's floods between 1985 and 2020: Study
1 year, 8 months ago

Atmospheric rivers caused 70% of India's floods between 1985 and 2020: Study

The Hindu  

The devastating floods that occurred in the country between 1985 and 2020 during the summer monsoon season were directly associated with atmospheric rivers, a phenomenon of a stream of water vapour moving in the sky like a river flowing on the land, says a new study. Data Point | Looking back at three devastating floods in India The research team …

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Why epic California rains might not prevent a dangerous fire season ahead
1 year, 11 months ago

Why epic California rains might not prevent a dangerous fire season ahead

LA Times  

It’s something of a Golden State paradox: Dry winters can pave the way for dangerous fire seasons fueled by dead vegetation, but wet winters — like the one the state has seen so far — can also spell danger by spurring heaps of new growth that can later act as fuel for flames. “The dice are loaded for a weak …

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‘The human impact is clear’: Ocean heat continues to rise
1 year, 11 months ago

‘The human impact is clear’: Ocean heat continues to rise

The Independent  

The amount of excess heat buried in the planet’s oceans, a strong marker of the climate emergency, reached a record high in 2022, reflecting more stored heat energy than in any year since reliable measurements were available in the late 1950s, a group of scientists reported last Wednesday. “The fact that we’re seeing such clear increases in ocean heat content, …

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How climate change supercharged Hurricane Ian
2 years, 3 months ago

How climate change supercharged Hurricane Ian

Raw Story  

Hurricane Ian was upgraded to a Category 3 hurricane early Tuesday morning ahead of making landfall in western Cuba. Yahoo News senior editor David Knowles reported at the time that the governor had taken "pains to keep from framing the plan in terms of climate change mitigation." "They also produce as much as 30% more flooding rainfall due to a …

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