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Global evidence links rise in extreme precipitation to human-driven climate change

  • Written by Gavin D. Madakumbura, Ph.D. candidate in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles
imageHurricane Harvey dumped an unheard-of 60 inches of rain in parts of Texas in 2017.AP Photo/David J. Phillip

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Human activities, such as burning fossil fuels for transportation and electricity, have worsened the intensity of extreme rainfall and snowfall over land in recent...

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