A sweeping new report by top climate scientists and meteorologists describes how climate change drove unprecedented heat waves, floods and droughts in recent years.
Rescuers dig a spillway to release flood waters after heavy rainfall in China's northern Shanxi province in 2021. A new report finds that human-caused climate change made the floods about twice as likely.Rescuers dig a spillway to release flood waters after heavy rainfall in China's northern Shanxi province in 2021. A new report finds that human-caused climate change made the floods about twice as likely.
One of the big takeaways from the new report is that heat waves that used to be virtually impossible are increasingly likely. Such floods are particularly dangerous when they occur at the same time. Hurricane Ian brought both extreme storm surge and extreme rain to Florida last year, which led to deadly and destructive flooding across a huge swath of the state.
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