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Climate change is intensifying the water cycle, bringing more powerful storms and flooding – here's what the science shows

  • Written by Mathew Barlow, Professor of Climate Science, UMass Lowell
imageAt least 9 inches of rain across eastern Kentucky became floodwater that swept through neighborhoods in July 2022.Leandro Lozada/AFP via Getty Images

Powerful storm systems triggered flash flooding across the U.S. in late July, killing at least 37 people in eastern Kentucky as floodwater engulfed homes and set off mudslides. Record rainfall also...

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