It found that autumn and winter storms over the UK and Ireland were becoming wetter due to human-caused global warming. The study found human-induced climate change had led to the average rainfall on stormy days becoming around 20% heavier. It said the kind of intense storm rainfall seen in 2023/2024 had become 10 times more likely. If temperatures rose further to 2C of warming, storm rainfall and seasonal rain would increase, the researchers said. A warmer atmosphere holds more water vapour, a key factor in climate change driving heavier rainfall.

Source: The Herald May 22, 2024 05:05 UTC