We can expect more intense heavy rainfall events like the one that battered the South Island as the globe continues to warm, climate scientists say. “We have big rainfalls all the time but it’s the volume of water that’s falling out of the sky this time which is unusual. READ MORE:* Canterbury floods: Is climate change to blame for severe weather events? “The water that’s fallen on the country over the past few days would have come from far away. Brya Ingram/Stuff Scientist and climate change researcher Jim Salinger said global warming weather patterns had been changing rapidly in recent years.

Source: Stuff July 18, 2021 05:15 UTC