{"id":1231,"date":"2023-09-29T19:09:13","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T23:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/as-extreme-downpours-trigger-flooding-around-the-world-scientists-take-a-closer-look-at-global-warmings-role\/29\/09\/2023\/"},"modified":"2023-09-29T19:09:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T23:09:13","slug":"as-extreme-downpours-trigger-flooding-around-the-world-scientists-take-a-closer-look-at-global-warmings-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/as-extreme-downpours-trigger-flooding-around-the-world-scientists-take-a-closer-look-at-global-warmings-role\/29\/09\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"As extreme downpours trigger flooding around the world, scientists take a closer look at global warming’s role"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Torrential downpours sent muddy water racing through streets in Libya<\/a>, Greece<\/a> and Spain<\/a>, as flooded Hong Kong<\/a> and New York City<\/a> in September 2023, with thousands of deaths in the city of Derna, Libya. Zagora, Greece, saw a record 30 inches of rain, the equivalent of a year and a half of rain falling in 24 hours<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A few weeks earlier, monsoon rains triggered deadly landslides and flooding in the Himalayas<\/a> that killed dozens of people<\/a> in India.<\/p>\n

After severe flooding on almost every continent this year, including mudslides and flooding in California<\/a> in early 2023 and devastating floods in New York and Vermont<\/a> in July, it can seem like extreme rainfall is becoming more common.<\/p>\n

So, what role does global warming play in this? And importantly, what can we do to adapt to this new reality?<\/p>\n

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