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Atmospheric River Unleashes Record-Setting Rain, Flooding in California 1021
4, 5, and 6 inches in 24 hours
An interesting diagram about flying rivers, probably also known as atmospheric rivers. I don’t know the source.
2021-2025 Articles
2021-2025 Articles
Record Rainfall Failed to Replenish Los Angeles Groundwater Supply in 2023 - 0225
1 Meter of Rain in 48 Hours near Cairns, Week of Flooding in Northeast Australia 0225
1 Meter of Rain in 48 Hours near Cairns, Week of Flooding in Northeast Australia 0225
The Floods This Time - In the Mediterranean, Climate Change Is Already Here 0125
Climate Crisis ‘Wreaking Havoc’ on Earth’s Water Cycle 0125
Spain’s Deadly Storms Move North to Cause Chaos in Catalonia 1124
Why “1,000-Year” Deluges Are Happening More Often 1024
Why Extreme Rainfall Is Becoming More Frequent and Deadly 1024
At Least 8 Dead from Central & Eastern Europe’s Heaviest Rain in Decades 0924
Built-Up Cities Get More Rain Than Rural Outskirts 0924
2 Years After Deadly Floods Devastated Pakistan, It’s Happening Again 0924
China to Boost Flood Relief Efforts as Heavy Rains Continue 0724
What’s Causing the Devastating Flooding in the Midwest? 0624 - rain, of sourse! More rain because there is more water vapor in the air, since the air is warmer.
China’s Record Heat and Heavy Rain Raise Food Security Concerns 0624
US Midwest Spring Planting Is Delayed by Increasing Spring Rains 0524
South Brazil Floods Wreak Historic Devastation, with More Rain Coming 0524
Oman, UAE Deluge Was ‘Most Likely’ Linked to Climate Change 0424
Historic Rains Pour over Southern California 0224
Heavy Rains and Floods Batter Northeast Australia 1223
East Africa Rain Made More Intense by Warming 1223
Monster Floods Push Hong Kong to Confront a Changing Climate 1123
2023 Extreme Heat Unleashed Rain like Never Before 1023
With Climate Change, Smaller Storms Are Growing More Fearsome, More Often 0923
Record New York City Rain Sent Deadly Floods, Overwhelming Streets, Subways 0923
Why Rain Is Getting Fiercer on a Warming Planet 0923
5,200+ Dead and 10,000 Missing after Unprecedented Flash Floods in Libya 0923
Hong Kong Paralyzed by Flash Flooding after Heaviest Rainfall on Record 0923 - 20 inches (500 mm) in 24 hours
What Caused Tropical Storm Hilary's Record-Breaking Rainfall 0823
Beijing’s Deadly Storms Brought Heaviest Rainfall on Record 0823
‘Biblical Proportions’ - 3 Months’ Worth of Rainfall Floods Nova Scotia 0723
S. Korea Downpour Leaves 40 Dead, So President Yoon Visits Damaged Areas 0723
2 Weeks of Record Monsoon Rains Have Killed over 100 People in North India 0723
Heavy Rainfall and Flooding Hit US Northeast 0723
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Wettest New Delhi July Day in 41 Years Triggers Deadly Floods in North India 0723
Heavy Rains Threaten China’s Wheat Supply for Buns and Noodles 0523
Congo Flood Survivors Mourn Lost Relatives as Death Toll Rises above 400 - 0523
Fort Lauderdale, Florida Floods after Historic 1-in-1000 Year Rainfall Event 0423 - 14 to 20 inches in 24 hours
Flooding and Landslides Kill Dozens in Brazil’s São Paulo State 0223
Floods Devastate Philippines, Fuel Concerns over Extreme Weather 0123
How Climate Change Will Make Atmospheric Rivers Even Worse 0123
California Is Being Inundated with Rain. Will It Ease the Drought? 0123
Northern California Sees Historic Deluge, as Atmospheric River Slams State 0123
At Least 141 Die in Congo as Floods and Landslides Hit Capital 1222
Climate Change Is Bringing More Intense Rains to U.S. 1022
Nigeria Battles Worst Floods in Years; 300 Killed in 2022 - 0922
China's Drought-Hit Areas Get Rain, Bringing Flood Risks 0822
1/3 of Pakistan Could Soon Be under Water 0822
Pakistan Declares Floods a ‘Climate Catastrophe’ as Death Toll Tops 1,000 - 0822
Five 1,000-Year Rain Events Have Struck the U.S. in 5 Weeks. Why? 0822 - Once in 1,000 Years odds are in a STABLE climate, based on histroical weather records. The climate is very far from stable and history is no longer a good guide to the future.
Dallas Area Hit by 1-in-1,000-Year Flood 0822
A ‘Mega-Flood’ in California Could Drop 100 inches of Rain 0822
Climate Crisis Is Fueling the Barrage in America’s Summer of Floods 0822
Seoul Sees “2 Months” of Rain in Half a Day, Killing at Least 8 - 0822
Flash Floods Kill 550 in Pakistan, in Heaviest Rains in Decades 0822
Water Resources to Become Less Predictable with Climate Change 0722
How Two 1-in-1,000 Year Rain Events Hit the U.S. in 2 Days 0722
Flash Floods Swamp St. Louis Area, Breaking a Century-Old Rain Record 0722
Extreme Rainfall Will Be Worse, More Frequent than We Thought 0722
Climate Change Is a Factor in 'Unprecedented' South Asia Floods 0622
Atmospheric River That Ravaged Yellowstone Is Part of Climate Change Pattern 0622
Millions Displaced and Dozens Dead in Flooding in India and Bangladesh 0522
Rains Drive Biggest South African Locust Infestation in Decades 0422
Extreme Rainfall Hits New Zealand and Brazil 0322
Climate Change Is Intensifying Earth’s Water Cycle at Twice the Predicted Rate 0222
Covid Shutdown Linked to Record Rainfall in China 0222 - Less coal burned, so less cooling sulfate aerosols.
South Africa’s Heaviest Rain on Record Causes Destructive Floods 0122
Pacific Storm Whips Hawaii with Rain and Snow, Causing Floods 1221
Ever Rainy Seattle Breaks Its Fall Rain Record, after Summer of Extreme Heat 1221
Record Rainfall Prompts Evacuations in B.C. and US Northwest 1121
With a Warming Climate, Coastal Fog Around the World Is Declining 1021 - Not just California coastal redwoods, but Atacama and Namib Deserts.
Deluge in Northwest Italy Sets European Record - 29 Inches in 12 Hours 1021
Climate Change’s ‘Fingerprint’ Seen in Ida Flooding 0921
New York City Region's Historic Floods Send Deadly Climate Change Lesson 0921 - 3.15 inches of rain in 1 hour in Central Park and 3.24 inches at Newark airport. 8.41 inches in 24 hours at Newark.
A 2° Difference - Climate Change Leading to More Extreme Rain Events 0821
Tennessee Floods Show Pressing Climate Danger across USA - Walls of Water 0821
Climate Change Made Heavy Rains in Europe, for German Floods, More Likely 0821
Is It Raining Harder? Here's What These LSU Researchers Found. 0821
Record Low Rain Year in California, Arizona, Utah, Nevada 2nd, New Mexico 3rd - 0621
8 Inches in 1 Hour - How a Deadly Downpour Flooded Zhengzhou, China 0721 - 24 inches in 24 hours! Annual average there is 25.4 inches.
Why It Won't Stop Raining in the New Orleans Area 0721 - The warmer air holds more water. More rain overtaxes the pumps.
Human Activity Influencing Global Rainfall 0721
Global Warming’s Extreme Rains Threaten Hawaii’s Coral Reefs 0421
2020 Articles and older
2020 Articles and older
Chicago Breaks May Rainfall Record for 3rd Year in a Row 0520
Climate Concerns Grow amid UK’s Wettest February on Record 0320
Flash Floods in Indonesia Leave 100s of 1,000s Homeless 0120
Global Heating Is Supercharging the Indian Ocean Climate System 1119
As the Monsoon and Climate Shift, India Faces Worsening Floods 0919
3rd Round of Flooding in 2019 Likely along Missouri River 0919
Climate Change Fills Hurricanes with More Rain, Analysis Shows 0719
India's Devastating Rains Match Climate Change Forecasts 0818
Japan’s Death Toll from Record Rain Rises as PM Warns of 'Race against Time’ 0718
Immense Rains Are Causing More Flash Flooding, and It’s Getting Worse 0618
5,000-Mile-Long River in the Sky Brings Heavy Rain & Snow to Pacific Northwest 1017
Houston Fears Catastrophic Flooding from Climate Change - 'It's Not If, It's When.’ 0617
Extreme Precipitation Events Have Risen Sharply in Northeast U.S. Since 1996 - 0517
Rising Waters Threaten China’s Rising Cities 0417
Global Warming Is Increasing Rainfall Rates 0317
California Levee System Battered by Record Rainfall from 'Atmospheric River' 0217
Louisiana Flood of 2016 Resulted from '1,000-Year' Rain in 2 Days 0816
Climate Change Warming Asian Waters, Altering Monsoon 0716
Flooding In Europe. Texas Suffers 500-Year Flood for 2nd Year in a Row. 0616
Sierra Nevada Snow Won’t End California’s Thirst 0416
Meltdown - More Rain, Less Snow as the World Warms 0416
Yukon to Feel Impacts of Climate Change 0216
Downpours over Land Have Slowed Sea Level Rise 0216
December 2015 Was the Wettest Month Ever Recorded in UK 0116 - also hottest.
Full year was 2nd hottest, 6th wettest.
India's Devastating Rains Match Climate Change Forecasts 0818
Japan’s Death Toll from Record Rain Rises as PM Warns of 'Race against Time’ 0718
Immense Rains Are Causing More Flash Flooding, and It’s Getting Worse 0618
5,000-Mile-Long River in the Sky Brings Heavy Rain & Snow to Pacific Northwest 1017
Houston Fears Catastrophic Flooding from Climate Change - 'It's Not If, It's When.’ 0617
Extreme Precipitation Events Have Risen Sharply in Northeast U.S. Since 1996 - 0517
Rising Waters Threaten China’s Rising Cities 0417
Global Warming Is Increasing Rainfall Rates 0317
California Levee System Battered by Record Rainfall from 'Atmospheric River' 0217
Louisiana Flood of 2016 Resulted from '1,000-Year' Rain in 2 Days 0816
Climate Change Warming Asian Waters, Altering Monsoon 0716
Flooding In Europe. Texas Suffers 500-Year Flood for 2nd Year in a Row. 0616
Sierra Nevada Snow Won’t End California’s Thirst 0416
Meltdown - More Rain, Less Snow as the World Warms 0416
Yukon to Feel Impacts of Climate Change 0216
Downpours over Land Have Slowed Sea Level Rise 0216
December 2015 Was the Wettest Month Ever Recorded in UK 0116 - also hottest.
Full year was 2nd hottest, 6th wettest.
Floods of Biblical Proportions Leave British Cities and Villages under Water 1215
What Historic South Carolina Floods Can, & Can’t, Tell Us about Climate Change 1015
Heavier Rains Mean More Toxic Blooms for Lake Erie 0715
Torrential Rains Increasing in Warming World 0715
Warming Indian Ocean Weakens India’s Monsoon 0615 10-20% from 1901 to 2012, from the south of Pakistan to Bangladesh, especially in central India: the Ganges-Brahmaputra basins & Himalayan foothills
Flooding Risk Rises with Global Warming 0615
Rhode Island’s Annual Precipitation Rose by a Foot in 100 Years 0515
Tropical Rainfall on the Rise, as Big Storm Events Increase 0315
Climate Change in Minnesota - More Heat, More Big Storms 0215
Higher Pacific Temperatures Bring Monsoons to Southland 0814
How Australia's Big Wet Befuddled Scientists 0813
Rain - Sign of the Times in Philadelphia? 0613
Record Rain in Argentina Is Sign of Things to Come 0413
Heavier Rainfall in Midwest from Warming 0313
Intense Rains in US Midwest Doubled Since 1960 - 0512
Earth's Water Cycle is Changing Rapidly 1010
When It Rains, It Pours 1207 - PDF, 48 pp
Future: World
Future: World
Climate Change May Reduce Soil’s Ability to Absorb Water – a Key Store of CO2 - 0919 - more root mass, fewer soil pores
Why Fresh Water Shortages Will Cause the Next Great Global Crisis 0315
Tropical Deforestation Could Disrupt Rainfall Globally 1214
Intense Thunderstorms More Likely to Batter a Warming World 0613
Below, 2071-2099 Average, Less 1971-2000 Average - for 2 RCPs
from US National Climate Assessment
Areas toward the poles get wetter, as water and ice there warm, increasing evaporation.
(Cross-hatching below means high agreement among the models used.)
Future: US
Future: US
Monsoon Storms to Recharge Southwest Groundwater May Become Rarer 0918
Rising Seas, Storm Surge, Rain Raise Severe Flooding Risk in Biggest US Cities 0715
Across the U.S., Heaviest Downpours on the Rise 0515
Rhode Island’s Annual Precipitation Rose by a Foot in 100 Years 0515
Sierra Nevada Snowpack Hits Historic Low 0315
Climate Change in Minnesota - More Heat, More Big Storms 0215
Higher Pacific Temperatures Bring Monsoons to Southland 0814
Rain - Sign of the Times in Philadelphia? 0613
Megastorms Could Drown Much of California (More Often) 1112
Hawaii Will Get Less Rain Due To Global Warming 0413
Earth's Water Cycle is Changing Rapidly 1010
US 20-Year Rain & Heat Events to Become 8- & 3-Year Events 0608
When It Rains, It Pours 1207 - PDF, 48 pp
Observed US precipitation is from the draft 2013 US National Climate Assessment.
% change for 1991-2011 average, compared to 1901-60 average
Below are observed changes in the amount of precipitation falling in very heavy events (the heaviest 1% of all daily events) from 1958 to 2011 for each region.
The 4 seasonal maps just below are for a high emissions case.
The 4 farther below are for a low emissions case.
Section Map: Water
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