By the time the rain stops, Harvey will have dumped about 1 million gallons of water for every man, woman and child in southeastern Texas — a soggy, record-breaking glimpse of the wet and wild future that global warming could bring, scientists say. In general, though, climate scientists agree that future storms will dump much more rain than the same size storms did in the past. Global warming also means warmer seas, and warm water is what fuels hurricanes. When Harvey moved toward Texas, water in the Gulf of Mexico was nearly 2 degrees (1 degree Celsius) warmer than normal, said Weather Underground meteorology director Jeff Masters. "You really can't pin global warming on something this extreme.

Source: ABC News August 28, 2017 22:18 UTC