PlayAt a Glance World Weather Attribution analyzed recent flooding in Libya, Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria. The study found that extreme rainfall in Libya was made up to 50 times more likely by climate change. Climate change made extreme rainfall that caused recent catastrophic flooding in Libya up to 50 times more likely to happen, according to an international panel of scientists. T​he conclusions were announced Tuesday morning by World Weather Attribution, which looks at the connections between extreme weather and climate change. -​There are some uncertainties in the numbers, but the WWA scientists say they are confident climate change played a role.

Source: Libya Today September 19, 2023 14:00 UTC