In this episode of "2022 Raw and Real", we bring you CGTN's top newsmakers and newsworthy moments of the year. In Pakistan, the deadly impact of climate change triggered heavier than usual rainfall leading to devastating floods that lasted from June
Rivers Can Resist Floods from Climate ChangeJosh Fischman
UK floods tied to climate change. Nature 530, 8 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/530008a Download citation Published03 February 2016 Issue Date04 February 2016 DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1038/530008a Springer Nature Limited Access this article Log in via an institution Buy article PDF 39,95 €...
Climate change and the flood risk Is climate change causing increased flooding ? Can we see the effects on floods ?Arnell, Nigel
By Anna Maria Barry-Jester While the U.S. has moved away from the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change, the state of California has dug in. Alongside New York and Washington, it created the United States Climate Alliance, a coalition looking to uphold the agreement...
Climate change has led to concerns about increasing river floods resulting from the greater water-holding capacity of a warmer atmosphere1. These concerns are reinforced by evidence of increasing economic losses associated with flooding in many parts of the world, including Europe2. Any changes in ...
flooding events that caused more than a billion-dollar economic loss, three occurred in the eastern U.S4. With flood exposure projected to increase due to climate change and population growth5,6, predicting how different characteristics of this hazard (e.g., magnitude, frequency, duration) are ...
In a statement, Guterres said he was saddened by the loss of life and damage caused by flash floods in the capital, Nairobi, and other parts of the country. He extended condolences and solidarity to the families of the victims and to the people and government of Kenya. ...
"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 almost certainly lies behind the storms that have been lashing Britain this winter, according to the Met Office’s chief scientist. Dame Julia Slingo said while there was not yet "definitive proof", "all the evidence" pointed to a role for the phenomenon. ...