Climate Change Drives Bigger, Wetter Storms -- Storms Like Florence

[G_j]

https://www.npr.org/2018/09/11/646313648/climate-change-drives-bigger-wetter-storms-storms-like-florence

September 11, 20185:00 AM ET
Heard on Morning Edition

Hurricane Florence is moving relentlessly toward the Southeastern U.S. It's a large, powerful cyclone that will likely bring storm surge and high winds to coastal communities.

But climate scientists say one of the biggest threats posed by Florence is rain.

"Freshwater flooding poses the greatest risk to life," explains James Kossin, an atmospheric scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the University of Wisconsin, Madison. And Florence could cause extensive freshwater flooding for two reasons.

First, Florence is moving slowly, and could all but stop when it reaches land.

"The storm could be over North Carolina and traveling incredibly slowly — on the order of just a few miles per hour," explains Kossin, who says an official from the city of Charlotte, N.C., contacted him about rainfall projections for that city.

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A satellite image from Monday, Sept. 10, shows Hurricane Florence as it travels west and gains strength in the Atlantic Ocean. Hurricanes Isaac and Helene have also formed off the coast of West Africa.
NOAA/GOES/Getty Images

[Achilleaze]

1. republican lies on climate change are dangerous for America

republican lies on climate change are dangerous
republican lies on climate change are dangerous
republican lies on climate change are dangerous
republican lies on climate change are dangerous
republican lies on climate change are dangerous
republican lies on climate change are dangerous
republican lies on climate change are dangerous
republican lies on climate change are dangerous
republican lies on climate change are dangerous
republican lies on climate change are dangerous
republican lies on climate change are dangerous
republican lies on climate change are dangerous

[spanone]

3. ...and republicans call it a HOAX

[Submariner]

2. republican morons won't get the message until

one of these storms plow into land killing hundreds of Trump-minded voters, and/or if a notable republican politician loses his wife and children to a storm.

Until then, we can reliably anticipate larger and more destructive storms.

[spanone]

4. they'll blame democrats.