Experts agree storms like these, which are being seen around the globe, are clear indicators of climate change.
A flash flood emergency was declared for the first time in New York City.The remnants of Hurricane Ida brought a record-breaking deluge to the northeastern U.S. Wednesday.
"In reality, what was once the 100-year flood, the flood that had about a 1% chance of happening any given year, isn't the 100-year flood anymore," Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles, told ABC News. He added that extreme precipitation and ensuing floods are not just taking place in North America, but also in Europe and southeast Asia as well."What's really becoming clear is ...
The historic storm the New York metro area saw Wednesday was a result of Ida's remnants interacting with a frontal system that helped it squeeze out the abundant tropical moisture still within Ida. As states across the South reel from the storm, heat advisories have been issued as many remain without power. The NWS in New Orleans lowered their criteria for this advisory for the area from 105 down to 100 degrees, because so many people aren't able to turn on air conditioning.Hurricane season will peak in 1 weekHurricanes are intensifying more quickly and packing more moisture to deliver stronger hurricanes on land that drop more intense rainfall than we've ever seen.
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