Global warming made Hurricane Harvey deadly rains three times more likely, research reveals
(The Guardian United States)

The unprecedented downpour and severe flooding was also 15% more intense due to climate change, which is making weather more violent around the worldHurricane Harvey´s unprecedented deluge, which caused catastrophic flooding in Houston in August, was made three times more likely by climate change, new research has found.Such a downpour was a very rare event, scientists said, but global warming meant it was 15% more intense. The storm left 80 people dead and 800,000 in need of assistance. Continue reading...