Flooding linked to global warming: studies
A woman in Deerfield, N.S., observes the flood waters around her house in November 2010, when heavy rain pounded the region. A study led by University of Victoria researcher Francis Zwiers found the strongest rain and snow events each year became wetter between 1951 to 1999. (Craig Paisley/CBC) Extreme rainstorms and snowfalls have grown substantially stronger, two studies suggest, with scientists for the first time finding the telltale fingerprints of man-made global warming on downpours that often cause deadly flooding. Two studies in Wednesday’s issue of the journal Nature link heavy rains to increases in greenhouse gases more than ever before. One group of researchers looked at the…
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