pic.twitter.com/OfxF9jc0P1 — Mike Sington (@MikeSington) August 22, 2022BREAKING: White Rock Creek @ Lawnview, in Dallas, Tex., is up to 15.47 inches of rain. This is an event of historical significance made more likely to occur by the effects of human-induced climate change. pic.twitter.com/bSdcQSOQQO — Matthew Cappucci (@MatthewCappucci) August 22, 2022Amid an exceptional drought, Dallas got an entire summer’s worth of rain in less than a day. “Amid an exceptional drought, Dallas got an entire summer’s worth of rain in less than a day,” she said in a tweet. “Climate change has increased the potential for this sort of weather whiplash, in which dramatic swings in periods of drought and rain can occur more often.”

Source: CNN September 20, 2022 19:50 UTC