@CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
2026-05-04 22:38 UTC
"Hurricane Harvey of 2017 delivered nearly 25 inches of rain over an area of 50,000 square kilometers over Texas. Most of Harvey’s $165 billion price tag (2026 USD) resulted from its extreme rains.
Remarkably, six of the top 10 highest-volume U.S. precipitation events occurred over a five-year period (2016-2020). This suggests that climate change is drastically increasing the odds of extreme rain."
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/05/dangerous-heavy-rains-are-getting-more-likely-and-widespread/
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@CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social 2026-05-20 12:25
"Heatwaves are expected to exceed 40C in all parts of the UK by 2050. Periods of hot weather will be longer, which could lead to an additional 10,000 heat-related deaths a year. About nine in 10 UK homes are likely to overheat. The climate crisis is costing the UK about £60bn a year, or about 2% of GDP, including flood damages and the loss of crops to farmers. “The UK was built for a climate that no longer exists today,” the report found." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/20/uk-built-for-climate-that-no-longer-exists-and-needs-urgent-changes-to-survive-global-heating-report-warns