Seit 30 Jahren warnen Klimaforscher: Erderwärmung führt zu mehr Extremregen. Die Messdaten bestätigen das schon lange.
Vielleicht wäre es doch gut, mehr auf die Wissenschaft zu hören?
There, you find 25 "rain" hits. Reading them, it becomes clear that 👉knowledge was very limited back then👈. No surprise, it doesn't talk about "extreme weather events" either:
"...especially in the Northern Hemisphere — which would occur after the arctic sea ice melted are unknown,...
...but they 👉might be large and include changes in precipitation, seasonal temperatures, wind systems, and ocean currents👈.
The possible effects on the #Greenland ice cap are likewise unknown—whether it would increase because of an increase in precipitation or begin to melt, and how long it might take for such changes to occur, although 👉we believe any such changes would take many centuries. 👈"
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Hydro projects can get in-principle clearance before impact study: Govt to states
To be sure, the 2013 order said results of cumulative impact and carrying capacity studies will be considered while considering environment and forest clearance.
Chennai’s neighbourhoods during floods: Adrift together, divided by caste
Activists and residents of north Chennai say that they had to fight state apathy, along with a lot of disinformation, as it was deliberately portrayed that normalcy returned to Chennai when a part of the city was completely under water.
Floods in north Chennai through the lens of its youngsters
“For others, photos are for news. But for us, it is a documentation of life with all its struggles and no filters,” say Nandhini and Rasiya, two young women photographers who documented the floods as it unfolded in north Chennai.
Ennore spill takes its toll, 50 birds found soaked in oil
Nishanth Ravi, a BMAD volunteer who was part of the rescue team, said, “We didn’t find any dead birds, but there were many sick ones with oil all over the body.
Holiday has been declared for educational institutions in rain-hit districts and a septuagenarian was killed in wall collapse at Ramanathapuram district.
Oil spill in Chennai’s Ennore Creek destroys livelihoods of fishers in eight villages
Environmental activists say this man-made disaster would have a long-term and far-reaching impact on the lives and livelihoods of fishers, their surrounding ecosystems, and microhabitats that are endemic to Ennore Creek.
Experts link Cyclone Michaung to climate change, say Chennai will face more in future
Chennai as a whole received close to 45 centimetres of rain between Sunday and Monday night as Cyclone Michaung, the fourth tropical cyclone over the Bay of Bengal this year slowly moved through the coast.
Emissions of Richest 1% Will Cause 1.3 Million Heat Deaths: Oxfam
"The super-rich are plundering and polluting the planet to the point of destruction and it is those who can least afford it who are paying the highest price."
‘Ticking time bombs’: Sikkim floods a reminder of why locals opposed dams in the Himalayas for years
The damage caused by the glacial lake outburst flood was compounded by the presence of a string of dams in the Teesta river basin in the Himalayan state.
What are Glacier Lake Outburst Floods? How do infrastructure projects like the Chungthang dam affect the fragile ecosystem of the Himalayas? Can such events be predicted and prevented?
The Recipe for Disaster That Is Causing Destruction in Himalayan States
The disasters unfolding in the hill states are a result of unplanned development on unstable mountains that are already facing extreme weather events, scientists and environmentalists said. Without planned, resilience-friendly development and adaptation measures such as district-level micro plans to deal with the changing climate, there may be no respite for the people or the environment in these regions.
Himachal rains: Eight Kullu buildings collapse, rains continue to lash State
As many as 120 people have died in rain-related incidents this month while a total of 238 people have died and 40 are still missing since the onset of monsoon in Himachal Pradesh on June 24.