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Analysis from World Weather Attribution, a climate science group, found that human-caused global warming made the record-breaking downpours in early April about 9% heavier.

Although floods are a natural occurrence, human-caused climate change is making severe flooding events like these more common. I study how climate change affects hydrology and flooding.

How climate change affects rain and floods Date: March 12, 2025 Source: Vienna University of Technology Summary: Climate change may lead to more precipitation and more intense floods. A new study ...

"Four-year-old Francis Gaskin, who lives with his family in Houston, has a favorite episode of his favorite new Netflix cartoon ... floods. ""I don’t know of any other show about climate change ...

There is a need for systematic action and change to safeguard against flooding; Professor Günter Blöschl, University of ...

Climate change may lead to more precipitation and more intense floods. A new study shows that to understand the details of ...

Storm Bert caused chaos across many parts of the country at the end of last month but are we seeing more storms and is flooding getting worse because of climate change? The short answer is "yes ...

The historic rain and flooding in parts of Arkansas, Kentucky and other states caused by intense April thunderstorms was likelier and also more intense because of climate change. That’s ...

As Europe battles severe flooding, we ask what role is climate change playing in extreme rainfall? Will floods get worse as global temperatures rise? Severe storms have wreaked havoc across Spain ...

In a significant shift, the new standard will require the agency to factor in the impact of climate change on future flood risk when it decides where and how it’s safe to build. The new rule ...