Tag: floods
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Instagrammers Tell Stories of People Who Helped Others in Extreme Weather
Extreme weather events have been ramping up in frequency and severity due to climate change. The unstable weather caused by warming temperatures leaves many communities reeling from one disaster after another. While we can’t predict when the next storm will strike, we can count on each other to make it through. After hurricanes, floods, tornadoes,…
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Stanford Study Proves Climate Change Responsible For Flood Damage
A recent Stanford study found that climate change caused one-third of flood damage over the past thirty years in the U.S. Increasing rainfall due to a warmer climate caused nearly $75 billion of the estimated $199 billion. This devastation occurred from 1988 to 2017. The researchers published their research on Jan. 11, 2021 in the…