Scientists say the Mediterranean rim is a climate change “hot spot” with worse to come. The extreme heat was “virtually impossible” without human-caused climate change, the World Weather Attribution (WWA) science consortium said. The WWA said a warming climate increased the likelihood of the extreme two-day rainfall behind the floods by about 20 percent. Scientists have warned Australia can expect more frequent and more extreme weather events as a result of climate change. The WWA’s analysis said climate change made the historic cold snap — which devastated most of France’s wine regions — about 70 percent more likely.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 04, 2021 02:37 UTC