{"id":28231,"date":"2024-05-04T08:12:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T12:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/pakistan-records-its-wettest-april-since-1961-with-above-average-rainfall\/04\/05\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-05-04T08:12:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T12:12:00","slug":"pakistan-records-its-wettest-april-since-1961-with-above-average-rainfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/pakistan-records-its-wettest-april-since-1961-with-above-average-rainfall\/04\/05\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan records its wettest April since 1961 with above average rainfall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 828px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/LzdQpVI4R63.U1VHxowSDA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD0xNjAw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/ap.org\/a5858ba1365fdd75f0f82d033fde4acb\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse collapsed\">Youngsters wade through a flooded street caused by heavy rain in Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, April 15, 2024. Lightening and heavy rains killed dozens of people, mostly farmers, across Pakistan in the past three days, officials said Monday, as authorities declared a state of emergency in the country&#8217;s southwest following an overnight rainfall to avoid any further casualties and damages. (AP Photo\/Muhammad Sajjad)<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>ISLAMABAD (AP) \u2014 Pakistan has recorded its wettest April since 1961, with more than double the usual rainfall for the month, the national weather center said.<\/p>\n<p>The country experienced <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/pakistan-heavy-rains-deaths-climate-change-0326615bbbff1738a774479c42bb0c7e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:days of extreme weather;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">days of extreme weather<\/a> in April that killed <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/pakistan-extreme-weather-flood-climate-change-0792762e496bb6f3780222491215db4a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:scores of people and destroyed property;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">scores of people and destroyed property<\/a> and farmland. Experts said Pakistan witnessed <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/pakistan-rains-snowfall-deaths-landslides-af61fb4499a5ad30b8fe83b134b22826\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:heavier rains because of climate change;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">heavier rains because of climate change<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last month\u2019s rainfall for Pakistan was a 164% increase from the usual level for April, according to a report published Friday by Pakistan\u2019s national weather center.<\/p>\n<p>The intense downpours affected the country\u2019s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the southwestern Baluchistan provinces the most.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/pakistan-flood-anniversary-ebd91932d0452d47c3b0c4bd2a656f38\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Devastating summer floods;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Devastating summer floods<\/a> in 2022 killed at least 1,700 people, destroyed millions of homes, wiped out swaths of farmland, and caused billions of dollars in economic losses in a matter of months.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, a third of the country was underwater. Pakistani leaders and many scientists worldwide blamed climate change for the unusually early and heavy monsoon rains.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/pakistan-records-wettest-april-since-115021112.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Youngsters wade through a flooded street caused by heavy rain in Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, April 15, 2024. 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