PUBLISHED: 23 May 2024      Last Edited: 23 May 2024

Compare and contrast: ‘Never-ending’ UK rain made 10 times more likely by climate crisis, study says

The Guardian

The seemingly “never-ending” rain last autumn and winter in the UK and Ireland was made 10 times more likely and 20% wetter by human-caused global heating, a study has found.More than a dozen storms battered the region in quick succession between October and March, which was the second-wettest such period in nearly two centuries of records. The downpour led to severe floods, at least 20 deaths, severe damage to homes and infrastructure, power blackouts, travel cancellations, and heavy losses of crops and livestock. Click here to continue reading