How climate change intensifies the water cycle, fueling extreme rainfall and flooding – the Northeast deluge was just the latest

The role of climate change is becoming increasingly evident in these types of deluges.

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https://theconversation.com/how-climate-change-intensifies-the-water-cycle-fueling-extreme-rainfall-and-flooding-the-northeast-deluge-was-just-the-latest-209476https://theconversation.com/how-climate-change-intensifies-the-water-cycle-fueling-extreme-rainfall-and-flooding-the-northeast-deluge-was-just-the-latest-209476
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Tuesday, July 11, 2023
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Hurricane Irene, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Climate, Atmosphere, Agriculture, Policy, Water, Climate change, Research, Water cycle, Snow, Disaster, IPCC, River, Physics, Dry, Society, Environment, Rain, Renewable energy, Livestock
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PAKISTAN, AUSTRALIA, INDIA, SOUTH AFRICA, ALPS, VERMONT
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  • The role of climate change is becoming increasingly evident in these types of deluges.
  • Studies by scientists around the world show that the water cycle has been intensifying and will continue to intensify as the planet warms.
  • An international climate assessment I co-authored in 2021 for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reviewed the research and laid out the details.
  • This updates an article originally published July 29, 2022, with flash flooding in the Northeast.
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