Recent Louisiana flooding linked to climate change
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.0210090
New York Times : In mid-August, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, experienced record rainfall and flooding that killed 13 people and damaged about 55 000 homes. Rather than being an anomaly, however, such severe weather is occurring much more frequently because of climate change. In fact, similar torrential downpours along the US Gulf Coast are 40% more likely now than they were before the Industrial Revolution, according to World Weather Attribution. WWA is an international effort that uses historical rainfall records, statistical analysis, and computer modeling to analyze the relationship between climate change and extreme weather events. Its goal is to provide rapid assessments and more accurate forecasts of future events. WWA provided similar analyses that linked the heavy May flooding in France to climate change.
