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As extreme downpours trigger flooding around the world, scientists take a closer look at global warming's role

  • Written by Mohammed Ombadi, Assistant Professor of Climate and Space Sciences Engineering, University of Michigan

Torrential downpours sent muddy water racing through streets in Libya, Greece, Spain and Hong Kong in early September 2023, with thousands of deaths in the city of Derna, Libya. Zagora, Greece, saw a record 30 inches of rain, the equivalent of a year and a half of rain falling in 24 hours.

A few weeks earlier, monsoon rains triggered deadly...

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