Climate change and the flood risk Is climate change causing increased flooding ? Can we see the effects on floods ?Arnell, Nigel
"Climate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21st century. It's a threat that's been completely neglected, marginalised, ignored, by not just the global health community, by doctors, nurses and other health professionals, but also by policy-makers. And yet, in terms of our w...
In its "blue paper" on climate change published this month, China said the number of typhoons in the Northwest Pacific and South China Sea had declined significantly since the 1990s, but they were getting stronger. Taiwan also said in its climate c...
but climate change’s impact on precipitation is often to reduce or change patterns of precipitation. A less obvious impact isclimate changeis that it has driven an upturn in the strength of hurricanes that make landfall, causing great concern for their impacts on rainforests of the Caribbean Isl...
The hydrological cycle is expected to intensify with global warming, which likely increases the intensity of extreme precipitation events and the risk of flooding. The changes, however, often differ from the theorized expectation of increases in water‐holding capacity of the atmosphere in the warmer...
"Climate change isn't a footnote to the story of these floods. It is the story," it said. Some politicians claim the flooding disaster was something no one could have predicted, it said, noting, "The truth is, scientists have been warning us for decades that climate change will worsen ...
Climate change is also causing significant changes in precipitation patterns. Some regions are experiencing more frequent and intense rainfall, which can lead to flooding. Floods can damage crops directly by submerging them in water, washing away the topsoil along with essential nutrients. In addition,...
The state, with its range of climates and landscapes, faces multiple threats from climate change. More frequent and larger wildfires are among the most visible, but flooding, increased air pollution, the spread of infectious diseases and more days of extreme heat also are loo...
Discover important facts about what climate change is, what's causing it, and what we can do to stop it.
Flooding in the United Arab Emirates' city of Dubai last week illustrates a simple climate change problem the modern world has not fixed: lack of drainage. New cities built in previously uninhabitable areas block natural water absorption systems, and older cities are not immune to the problem...