Context: Climate change "is supercharging the water cycle," sparking heavier precipitation extremes and related flood risks, according to Climate Central, a climate research group.
Among 144 U.S. cities analyzed by the group in a report from earlier this year, 88% experienced an increase in hourly rainfall intensity between 1970 and 2024.
The summer months already provide the weather patterns for higher rainfall rates in some regions, and climate change makes that risk worse...
https://www.axios.com/2025/07/16/flood-rain-climate-change-storms-texas-new-york
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